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Mega Millions

Originally named Big Game in 1996, Mega Millions is a huge multi-state lottery game. Since rebranding in 2002, the game has seen some of the biggest jackpot winners in history, with the record jackpot of $1.602 billion being won by one lucky player in August 2023.

Find out more about the popular American game, including the Multiplier feature and how to take part from Australia.

Tuesday's Mega Millions Jackpot:
$89 Million!*

How to Play

Playing Mega Millions from Australia is possible through online betting services like Jackpot.com. These services are heavily regulated which means playing through them is very safe and your money is protected.

Dividends

You must match all 5 main numbers plus the Mega Ball to win the jackpot in Mega Millions. There are another eight ways to win including matching only the Mega Ball for a cash prize of $5 ($10 with the 2X Multiplier). The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million and the odds of winning any prize are 1 in 23.07

The follow table shows the prizes available in each division and the odds of winning. The prizes in Mega Millions are fixed in all states except California.

Next Mega Millions Jackpot $89 Million* Tuesday, 8 April 2025 Buy Tickets *Jackpot converted to AUD and rounded to the nearest million.
Division Numbers Matched Prize Amount Odds of Winning
1 Match 5 + Mega Ball Jackpot (Variable) 1 in 290,472,336
2 Match 5 $1,000,000 1 in 12,629,232
3 Match 4 + Mega Ball $10,000 1 in 893,761
4 Match 4 $500 1 in 38,859
5 Match 3 + Mega Ball $200 1 in 13,965
6 Match 3 $10 1 in 607
7 Match 2 + Mega Ball $10 1 in 665
8 Match 1 + Mega Ball $7 1 in 86
9 Match 0 + Mega Ball $5 1 in 35
Overall, your chances of winning a Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23.07

The Multiplier

The Multiplier is automatically applied to your $5 Mega Millions ticket, and unlike the Megaplier that it replaces, the Multiplier feature isn’t optional. Any non-jackpot prizes won will be multiplied by the Multiplier either 2,3,4,5 or 10 times.

Biggest Jackpots

The biggest Mega Millions jackpot in history was won on 8 August 2023 and was worth $1.602 billion. It went to a single player from Florida, who purchased their ticket from a Publix in Neptune Beach. The grand prize was claimed by Saltines Holdings, LLC who took the cash option worth $794.2 million.

The jackpot has also reached $1 billion on multiple other occasions, including a payout of $1.537 billion ($877.7 million cash option) that went to a single ticket holder from South Carolina in October 2023.