Megabucks with Lightning Ball
SEPTEMBER 1 - 30, 2023 • LIMITED TIME OFFER
During the month of September, some Megabucks plays will be struck by Lightning!
How To Play
In addition to the usual six numbers, an extra number per play will be printed on one in every three sets of two plays statewide. That number is called the “Lightning Ball,” and when it strikes, players can use it to match to the winning numbers. You can win by matching at least three of your numbers in one play to the numbers drawn, or by matching just two of your numbers and the Lightning Ball to the numbers drawn.
Example: If you match three of the six numbers drawn, you win $2. But if a Lightning Ball appears and it also matches another number drawn, you now match four of six numbers, and you win $30 instead.
The Lightning Ball counts for any drawings in which that same play is entered. Megabucks is two plays for $1.
THE LIGHTNING BALL CANNOT BE USED TO WIN THE JACKPOT.
PLAYERS WHO MATCH 5 OF 6 NUMBERS AND THE LIGHTNING BALL WIN $10,000.
HOW TO WIN:
Odds for plays WITH a Lightning Ball (LB):
| Match | Win | Odds |
| 6 of 6 | JACKPOT* | 1:6,991,908 |
| 5 of 6+ LB | $10,000 | 1:1,165,318 |
| 5 of 6 4 of 6+LB |
$500 | 1:7,928 |
| 4 of 6 3 of 6+LB |
$30 | 1:233 |
| 3 of 6 2 of 6+LB |
$2 | 1:18 |
Odds of a set of two plays each getting a Lightning Ball, 1:3.
Odds for plays WITHOUT a Lightning Ball:
| Match | Win | Odds |
| 6 of 6 | JACKPOT* | 1:6,991,908 |
| 5 of 6 | $500 | 1:27,101 |
| 4 of 6 | $30 | 1:517 |
| 3 of 6 | $2 | 1:29 |
Odds based on two plays for $1. Prize structure is set. Prizes are approximately 59.1% of sales. *The prize money allocated to the JACKPOT shall be equally divided by the number of plays correctly matching all 6 numbers (and not the Lightning Ball). The annuity Jackpot is paid in 25 annual installments. The cash option Jackpot prize will be equal to the total cash held for the Jackpot prize pool, which will be less than the estimated jackpot. JACKPOTS not won will be carried forward to the next drawing.
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