Mega Millions Changes Coming Soon
Game Changes start April 5, 2025!
Built-in Multipliers and prizes starting at $10!
NEW Features:
- Price per play will change from $2 to $5.
- There will no longer be a $1 Megaplier add-on option.
- Built-In Multiplier at no additional cost!
- Each $5 play automatically receives a randomly generated Multiplier (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or 10X) at the time of purchase.
- A Multiplier will be printed next to each play on the ticket.
- Multipliers increase every winning play except the Jackpot.
- No break-even prizes!
- Because every play gets a Multiplier and the lowest possible Multiplier is 2X, the lowest prize a player can win is $10.
- Bigger, better prizes!
- Bigger, faster-growing jackpots, more often.
- Jackpot odds improved from 1 in 303 million to 1 in 291 million.
- The starting jackpot has increased to $50 million.
- Depending on the Multiplier for the winning play, non-jackpot prizes win a minimum of $10 up to $10 MILLION.
- See chart below for more prize comparisons from the old to the new game.
How to Play:
- For each $5 play, select 5 of 70 numbers and then 1 of 24 numbers for the Mega Ball, or simply ask for a "Quick Pick" to have the terminal select the numbers for you.
- A Multiplier will be randomly generated and print next to each corresponding play on the ticket. The Multiplier will only apply to that same play and does not apply to the Jackpot.
- Drawings are still Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Prize Comparisons of Old $2 and New $5 Games:
| Match | Old $2 Game Prize | New $5 Game Base Prize (Before Multiplying) | New $5 Game Amounts (After Multiplying)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 + Mega Ball | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2 million - $10 million |
| 4 of 5 + Mega Ball | $10,000 | $10,000 | $20,000 - $100,000 |
| 4 of 5 | $500 | $500 | $1,000 - $5,000 |
| 3 of 5 + Mega Ball | $200 | $200 | $400 - $2,000 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 | $10 | $20 - $100 |
| 2 of 5 + Mega Ball | $10 | $10 | $20 - $100 |
| 1 of 5 + Mega Ball | $4 | $7 | $14 - $70 |
| 0 of 5 + Mega Ball | $2 | $5 | $10 - $50 |
*Prize won depends on Multiplier for the winning play on ticket.
Other Details:
- The $1 Megaplier add-on feature from the $2 Mega Millions game is being retired. There is no additional cost for the Multiplier in the $5 game.
- The final drawing in the $2 version of Mega Millions will be held on Friday, April 4, 2025.
- Sales for the $5 version of the game begin the next morning, on April 5.
- The first drawing in the $5 game will be held on Tuesday, April 8. Drawings in the new game will remain at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- Starting March 11, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. players in Wisconsin will no longer be able to purchase advance draws for Mega Millions beyond April 4, 2025.
- The ability to purchase up to 8 advanced draws will resume on April 5, 2025.
- The estimated Mega Millions jackpot at the time of the transition will carry over into the new format on April 5, unless it is won on April 4. If won, the new starting jackpot will be $50 million.
Odds:
JACKPOT amount is estimated. Winning odds*: JACKPOT**, 1:290,472,336; $1,000,000, 1:12,629,232; $10,000, 1:893,762; $500, 1:38,860; $200, 1:13,966; $10, 1:318; $7, 1:86; $5, 1:36. *All prizes except the JACKPOT are multiplied by the Multiplier number for that same play. The Multiplier does NOT apply to the JACKPOT. **The prize money allocated to the JACKPOT shall be equally divided by the number of plays correctly matching all 6 numbers. Multiplier odds: 10 times the prize won, 1:32; 5 times the prize won, 1:16; 4 times the prize won, 1:8; 3 times the prize won, 1:3.2; 2 times the prize won, 1:2.2. Odds based on one play for $5.