These are the chances of winning the Mega Millions Lottery without Lottery Power Picks . Note that the odds of winning the Jackpot increased by over 43 million and the overall changes grew to 1 in 24 when the October 28, 2017 Mega changes went into effect. Now, beginning April 5, 2025, the number of Mega Balls was reduced by one, but the cost of a ticket increased from $2 to $5.
| Mega Millions Odds as of Apr 5, 2025 Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/70 + 1/24) 5 + mb
| Jackpot
| 1 : 290,472,336
| 5
| 2,000,000
| 1 : 12,629,232
| 4 + mb
| 20,000
| 1 : 893,761
| 4
| 1,000
| 1 : 38,859
| 3 + mb
| 400
| 1 : 13,965
| 3
| 20
| 1 : 607
| 2 + mb
| 20
| 1 : 665
| 1 + mb
| 14
| 1 : 86
| mb
| 10
| 1 : 35
| Overall 1 : 23.07
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| Mega Millions Odds as of Oct 28, 2017 - Apr 5, 2025 Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/70 + 1/25) 5 + mb
| Jackpot
| 1 : 302,575,350
| 5
| 1,000,000
| 1 : 12,607,306
| 4 + mb
| 10,000
| 1 : 931,001
| 4
| 500
| 1 : 38,792
| 3 + mb
| 200
| 1 : 14,547
| 3
| 10
| 1 : 606
| 2 + mb
| 10
| 1 : 693
| 1 + mb
| 4
| 1 : 89
| mb
| 2
| 1 : 37
| Overall 1 : 24
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| Previous Mega Millions Odds Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 27, 2017 Match | Balls Prize
| Odds | (5/75 + 1/15) 5 + mb
| Jackpot
| 1 : 258,890,85.00
| 5
| 1,000,000
| 1 : 18,492.203.57
| 4 + mb
| 5,000
| 1 : 739,688.14
| 4
| 500
| 1 : 52,834.87
| 3 + mb
| 50
| 1 : 10,720.12
| 3
| 5
| 1 : 765.72
| 2 + mb
| 5
| 1 : 472.95
| 1 + mb
| 2
| 1 : 56.47
| mb
| 1
| 1 : 21.39
| Overall 1 : 14.71
| Source : Mega Millions How to Play
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