Winning Mega Millions and Official Odds
A player wins a prize playing Mega Millions according to the following chart:
|
Matches
|
Prize
|
Approximate
probability
of winning
|
Normal balls
(pool of 56)
|
Mega ball
(pool of 46)
|
|
5
|
1
|
Jackpot
|
1 in 175,711,536 (56C5×46)
|
|
5
|
0
|
$250,000
|
1 in 3,904,701
|
|
4
|
1
|
$10,000
|
1 in 689,065
|
|
4
|
0
|
$150
|
1 in 15,313
|
|
3
|
1
|
$150
|
1 in 13,781
|
|
3
|
0
|
$7
|
1 in 306
|
|
2
|
1
|
$10
|
1 in 844
|
|
1
|
1
|
$3
|
1 in 141
|
|
0
|
1
|
$2
|
1 in 75
|
Overall odds: 1 in 39.89.
Currently, Mega Millions (1:~176 million) has better jackpot odds than Powerball
(1:~195 million.)