Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game with MEGA jackpots and MEGA fun! Jackpots start at $12 million and continue to grow until won. Mega Millions drawings are held each Tuesday and Friday. Now with the addition of Mega Millions to North Carolina, lottery players can enjoy big jackpots 4 times a week (including Powerball)! There are nine (9) exciting ways to win with Mega Millions.

How to Play

There are two play options for Mega Millions; a $1 Mega Millions ticket or a $2 Mega Millions Megaplier® ticket. A $1 Mega Millions ticket gets you in the game for a chance to win in the next upcoming drawing. A $2 Mega Millions Megaplier ticket also gives you a chance to win in that drawing; however, the added Megaplier feature allows you to multiply your winnings on all prize levels 2 to 4 times, with the exception of the jackpot prize. The jackpot prize is never multiplied.

Here's an example:

Let's say you purchase a Mega Millions ticket with the Megaplier for $2. If you match 5 of the 5 white balls to win the $250,000 prize and the Megaplier number for that drawing is 4, then you've just won $1,000,000 ($250,000 x 4 = $1,000,000).

Selecting Your Numbers

Once you have chosen Mega Millions or Mega Millions with the Megaplier, picking your numbers is easy! You can complete a playslip to select your favorite numbers or ask the retailer for a "Quick Pick" ticket to have the computer select any or all of your numbers. You can play a total of five (5) sets of numbers on one playslip.

You can also choose to play in future drawings by using the same playslip for up to 26 consecutive drawings. To play consecutive drawings, you need to either select the "Multidraw" box on the playslip or ask the retailer for multiple draws at the time of purchase. If you win on any of the drawings during a Multidraw play, you can cash in your winnings at a retailer location and AN EXCHANGE TICKET will be printed for the remaining drawings that are still active on the ticket. Be sure to check your numbers and verify your ticket cost prior to purchase. A Mega Millions ticket CANNOT be cancelled after it is generated. The ticket, and not the playslip, is your proof of purchase.

All sales for Mega Millions stop at the draw close time of 10:45PM on the drawing days and resume following each drawing.

The Megaplier number is used to multiply the bottom eight prize level winnings for that drawing. (For Megaplier prizes, see the chart below.)

Possible Matches	Total Prize	Odds
+	Grand Prize*	1 in 175,711,536
	$250,000	1 in 3,904,701
+	$10,000	1 in 689,065
	$150	1 in 15,313
+	$150	1 in 13,781
	$7	1 in 306
+	$10	1 in 844
+	$3	1 in 141
	$2	1 in 75
Approximate overall odds of winning are 1 in 40. *The jackpot prize will be divided equally among multiple winners. The jackpot is paid in 26 annual installments unless the cash option is selected at time of claim. Subject to the published rules of Mega Millions and the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL), the fixed prize amounts indicated here may be pari-mutuel. Pari-mutuel means that prize amounts are shared equally among all winners of the available prize pool for that prize level.