How to Play - Mega Millions

Mega Millions

Mega Millions

What is the Mega Millions?

Mega Millions is an enhanced version of the BIG GAME, featuring semi-weekly multi-million dollar jackpots and lots of cash prizes. Minimum jackpots are $12 million and just keep growing and growing until somebody wins! Plus, there are many more cash prizes to be won each week from $2 to $250,000.

How to Play Mega Millions

Playslip Method: Just visit any participating Maryland Lottery retailer and ask for a Mega Millions playslip. Select five numbers between one and fifty-six from the top portion of each playboard. Then select one Gold Mega Ball number between one and forty-six from the bottom portion. Each Mega Millions game play costs $1.

Quick Pick Method: Or, if you'd prefer, the computer will randomly select your numbers. Just mark the QP box - for Quick Pick - for one or both of your playslip areas.

Prize Structure

If a Player Matches...	Player Wins	Odds of Winning

Five (5) White Balls plus the Gold Mega Ball	Jackpot*	One in 175,711,536
Five (5) White Balls only	$250,000**	One in 3,904,701
Four (4) White Balls plus the Gold Mega Ball	$10,000**	One in 689,065
Four (4) White Balls only	$150**	One in 15,313
Three (3) White Balls plus the Gold Mega Ball	$150**	One in 13,781
Two (2) White Balls Plus the Gold Mega Ball	$10	One in 844
Three (3) White Balls	$7	One in 306
One (1) White Ball plus the Gold Mega Ball	$3	One in 141
Gold Mega Ball Only	$2	One in 75

**In some cases, fixed prizes may be paid on a par-mutuel basis and will be lower than these published prize levels. Refer to the Mega Millions Official Game Rules for a detailed explanation.

*The JACKPOT prize will be divided equally among multiple winners. When a prize is claimed, Jackpot winners will have the option to receive their Jackpot prize in a single “cash” payment or in annuity payments. A Jackpot prize will be paid as an annuity over 26 years unless the winner selects the “cash” payment method within 60 days after the ticket validation date, even though you may have 182 days after the drawing to claim your prize. Variations in the announced Jackpot may occur.

Drawings

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday evenings and are broadcast at 11:22 p.m. on WBAL-TV11 and 11:29 p.m. on Maryland Public Television (MPT).

Glen Burns hosts MEGA MILLIONS, which originates from WSB-TV in Atlanta, GA

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Where to Send the Form

Order your Mega Millions Subscription today. For yourself or for a friend. Just print off the application form, pick your plan and numbers, return it along with a check payable to the Maryland State Lottery in an envelope and mail it to:

The Mega Millions Subscription Game
1800 Washington Blvd.
Suite 330
Baltimore, MD. 21230

Click Here to Download Your Application!!
(Requires Adobe Acrobat. Click on the link below to download your free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader)

After downloading the Adobe Acrobat application file, run the application from the folder that you saved it in to install it on your system.