Mega Millions: jackpot, odds & next draw
Mega Millions is one of the two big US multi-state jackpot games. Jackpots start at a published minimum and grow with ticket sales until somebody matches all six numbers.
Mega Millions at a glance
- Estimated jackpot
- See the official figure megamillions.com — we only publish a jackpot we can source and date.
- Next draw
- Tuesday 10 November at 23:00 GMT-5Shown in your local time zone.
- Draw schedule
- Tuesday and Friday, 11:00 pm Eastern Time
- Odds of the jackpot
- 1 in 290,472,336
- Ticket cost
- $5 per play (since April 2025)
- Format
- Pick 5 numbers from 1-70 plus 1 Mega Ball from 1-24.
- Participating countries
- Played in 45 US states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands. Non-US residents can only take part through a third-party service, not by buying a US retail ticket.
How tickets are purchased
Official tickets are sold by licensed US retailers and some state apps, to people physically in a participating state. Online "lottery courier" services buy a ticket on your behalf in the US and send you a scan; you hold a claim against the courier, not the ticket itself.
Payout rules
The winner chooses between an annuity (paid over 30 years) and a smaller cash lump sum, and US federal and state tax applies. Prizes are claimed by the ticket holder with the state lottery; a courier service has its own payout terms.
Related draws
18+ only. The jackpot figure is an estimate and no ticket is guaranteed to win. Odds are fixed and cannot be improved. Play responsibly and within your means; support is available from BeGambleAware.