Mega Millions: the rules used here
Select five different main numbers from 1–70, and one Mega Ball from 1–24. Main-ball order does not matter. The special ball may have the same value as a main ball.
Tuesday & Friday · 11:00 PM ET. New York sales close at 10:00 PM ET. National drawing dates use America/New_York with daylight saving time. This calculator supports New York tickets from 2025-04-08.
A play costs $5 and includes a 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X multiplier printed on each purchased play. Every non-jackpot base award is multiplied, including the five-main-ball prize. Unknown ticket multipliers stay unknown. The old optional Megaplier is not used for this game version.
| Main + special | Base before required ticket multiplier |
|---|---|
| 5+1 | Jackpot — official share pending |
| 5+0 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 4+1 | $10,000.00 |
| 4+0 | $500.00 |
| 3+1 | $200.00 |
| 3+0 | $10.00 |
| 2+1 | $10.00 |
| 1+1 | $7.00 |
| 0+1 | $5.00 |
All other combinations have no prize. Jackpot adverts are estimates, not your confirmed payout. California’s variable prizes and other ticket jurisdictions require their own rules. Double Play is a separate drawing and is not supported by this checker.
These reference calculations remain pending independent rule review. Source revisions, unknown multipliers and unknown jackpot amounts are retained explicitly.
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New York official game rules