The Megaplier is an optional feature that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to five times their original value. The overall odds of winning a Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24 The following table shows all the different ways to win, along with the odds. All of the prizes below the jackpot are fixed amounts. You can also win prizes by matching fewer numbers, starting with a $2 payout for matching just the Mega Ball without any of the main numbers. In January 2021, a four-member Michigan lottery club from Oakland County won $1 billion, one of the largest prizes ever seen in the game’s history. The jackpot starts at $20 million and keeps rolling over until it is won, regularly creating prizes worth hundreds of millions of dollars. To win the top prize, all of your selected numbers must be the same as the numbers that are drawn.
There are nine prize levels in Mega Millions.