When do mega millions draw

To learn how , fo llow the 5 simple steps. Using a Lottery playslip, which you can find at any Lottery retailer, pick 5 numbers between 1 and 70 and 1 Mega number between 1 and Your ticket is your receipt. Once it prints, the play cannot be cancelled or refunded. Know the draw times. Mega Millions draws take place Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.

Draw entry closes at p. Remember that Mega Millions has 9 winning ball combinations. The more numbers on your ticket that match the numbers drawn, the more you win. Lottery funds provide supplemental funding for California public education. Get our mobile App and take the fun wherever you go.

Win a prize by just matching the Mega Millions number, or hit it big by matching all 5 numbers, plus the Mega Millions number. Become part of the community. Facebook » Instagram » Twitter » YouTube ». We are dedicated to maximizing supplemental funding for California public education. After April 3, , the next new starting jackpot and the rate at which the jackpot increases will be established based on game sales and interest rates, with no fixed minimum amount.

F or more details, please visit our Lottery Changes page. MEGA Millions is a multi-state draw game available through 47 lotteries nationwide and known for its big jackpots. Mega Millions can be played in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U. Virgin Islands. Draws take place Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p. No sales or ticket validations can take place from p. Tickets sold after p. Each ticket has up to 10 plays printed on it. This is the current cash value of the annuity prize and is paid out in a single cash payment instead of annuity installments.

You must select this option within 60 days after the Lottery authorizes payment. Bring your winning ticket and a completed Claim Form to a District Office. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. Until further notice, the starting jackpot will vary based on sales and will be announced before each drawing.

All other Mega Millions states set the 2nd through 9th prizes at pre-determined amounts. Annuity option: The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. See more information about the annuity option. If Mega Millions jackpot winners die before they receive their money, what happens to their winnings?

Is it possible to skip a play on Mega Millions and place a wager for the next draw? Do agents receive a bonus for selling winning Mega Millions tickets? A Title and term. Game number nine hundred fifty-eight shall be conducted at such times and for such periods as the director may determine.

For the purpose of this rule, "sales cycle" shall mean any such period beginning on the date when ticket sales are commenced and continuing through the date established by the Ohio lottery commission executive director as the date on which sales agents are to make final settlement with respect to such period. B General design. The "Official Game Rules" are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. Up to five such panels or play areas may appear on any one ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-eight.

The director may change the number of panels or play areas appearing on any one ticket in game number nine hundred fifty-eight. Each panel shall constitute a separate wager. Players may use a bet card to have the auto pick feature select their numbers in either field one, field two or both fields. Players may also use a bet card to manually select their numbers in either field one, field two or both fields. Bet cards are available at no cost to the player and shall have no pecuniary or prize value, nor shall they constitute evidence of purchase or number selections.

A ticket may include one or more panels as described in paragraph B 10 of this rule. Holders of valid winning tickets for a given drawing bearing the numbers drawn in that drawing, in whole or in part, shall be entitled to a prize award in accordance with the applicable paragraph s of this rule.

The prize awarded to holders of winning tickets may be dependent upon whether a player has purchased the Megaplier feature.

C Price of tickets. The player may purchase up to the number of wagers per ticket, or multiples thereof, as designated by the director if a multi-draw wager is requested at the player's discretion in accordance with the number of game panels and inclusive drawings. The cost of every two dollar wager will be increased by one dollar if the player purchases the Megaplier feature. Megaplier is not applicable to the Grand Prize Jackpot. D Structure, nature and value of prize awards. In any event, the directors or their designees shall have discretion to change the prizes and percentages which represent the prize pools in each of the categories referred to in paragraphs D 1 to D 9 of this rule.

In the event the liability cap is exceeded, then the prizes set forth in paragraphs D 5 to D 8 of this rule may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, or in another manner as determined by the directors, rather than fixed prize basis, provided, however, that in no event shall the pari-mutuel prizes or other prizes awarded be greater than the applicable fixed prizes.

In the event that the liability cap is exceeded and prizes are paid on a pari-mutual basis, or in another manner as determined by the directors , the amounts used for allocation of such pari-mutuel prizes, or other prizes awarded, for each prize level shall be determined by the directors.

If the liability cap is exceeded for a particular drawing, the Ohio director shall make the amount of the liability cap publicly available by means that the Ohio director deems appropriate. For purposes of prize calculation with respect to any game number nine hundred fifty-eight pari-mutuel prize, the calculation shall be rounded down so that prizes shall be paid in multiples of one dollar.

Such change shall be announced by public notice. E In addition to the game described in paragraphs B to D of this rule, and where applicable in accordance with this rule, a player shall have an option to play "The Megaplier. If a player does not select the Megaplier feature, the words "Megaplier No" will be printed on the player's ticket. As determined by the director, multiplier numbers other than two, three, four, or five including but not limited to numbers higher than five may be used for promotions.

In the event of a winning ticket, the multiplier number selected will only apply to the prize levels set forth in paragraphs D 1 to D 8 of this rule.