They can be purchased online at or one of 10,500 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Overall chances of winning a prize are 1 in 24. If nobody wins the jackpot, the money is added to the jackpot for the next drawing. There are nine ways to win a prize, from $2 to the jackpot. You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date. For an additional $1 per play, players can add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.įive white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70 and one gold Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25. How do you play Mega Millions?Įach Mega Millions play is $2. Drawings are held at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Players in Michigan and New Jersey matched all five numbers and had the Megaplier to win $3 million. Players matched all five numbers to win $1 million in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Here are the winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Oct. The Mega Millions jackpot dropped to $20 million after a ticket in Texas matched all six numbers in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing.