Quick answer: No. The Megaplier was retired in April 2025 when Mega Millions moved to a $5 ticket with a multiplier built in. You no longer buy it as an add-on — every Mega Millions ticket now carries an automatic 2×, 3×, 4×, 5× or 10× multiplier on all non-jackpot prizes. Powerball's Power Play still exists and still costs $1.
What replaced the Megaplier?
The old system was simple: a $2 Mega Millions ticket, plus $1 for the Megaplier if you wanted your non-jackpot prizes multiplied. Roughly one player in three bought it.
The April 2025 overhaul deleted that choice. The ticket became $5, and the multiplier became mandatory and universal — a random 2×, 3×, 4×, 5× or 10× is drawn and applied to every non-jackpot prize on every ticket. This is why the published Mega Millions prize chart now shows $2 million for matching five numbers rather than $1 million: the chart already includes the minimum 2×.
Megaplier vs Power Play: how they compare now
| Power Play (Powerball) | Mega Millions multiplier | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active, optional | Active, automatic |
| Cost | $1 per play on top of $2 | Included in the $5 ticket |
| Multipliers | 2×, 3×, 4×, 5× (10× when the jackpot is $150M or less) | 2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 10× on every draw |
| Applies to the jackpot? | No | No |
| Second-tier treatment | Match 5 becomes a flat $2 million, whatever the multiplier | Match 5 pays $2M–$10M depending on the multiplier drawn |
The practical difference: on Powerball you decide whether to pay for the multiplier, and its 10× only appears when the jackpot is low. On Mega Millions the decision was made for you, and 10× is in the pool on every single draw.
When is Power Play worth buying?
Power Play adds $1 to a $2 ticket — a 50% price rise for a multiplier on prizes you probably will not win. The case for it is strongest in exactly one situation: when the jackpot is at or below $150 million, because that is when the 10× ball is in the mix and a $100 four-number match can become $1,000.
The case against is that the second-tier treatment is a fixed $2 million, not a multiplied figure, so the one prize big enough to change your life-outside-the-jackpot is capped. Our Power Play guide works through the frequencies of each multiplier.
What if I have an old Megaplier ticket?
Tickets bought before the change were honoured under the rules in force when they were sold, and any multi-draw ticket spanning the changeover was handled by the individual state lotteries at the time. If you are holding a genuinely old ticket, the thing that matters is not the Megaplier — it is the claim deadline, which is 180 days to a year depending on the state. See how long you have to claim.
Quick answers
Is there still a Megaplier on Mega Millions?
No. The Megaplier add-on ended with the April 2025 game change. Every $5 ticket now includes an automatic multiplier of 2× to 10× on non-jackpot prizes.
Is there a Megaplier for Powerball?
No — that is a common mix-up. Powerball's multiplier is called Power Play and costs $1 extra. Megaplier was the Mega Millions version.
When is Power Play drawn?
On every Powerball drawing. The 10× multiplier is only included when the advertised jackpot is $150 million or less.
Does the multiplier apply to the jackpot?
No, in neither game. Multipliers apply only to the eight non-jackpot prize tiers.
Bottom line
Megaplier is gone; the multiplier it used to sell is now baked into every $5 Mega Millions ticket. Power Play survives on Powerball as a $1 option, best value when the jackpot is under $150 million. See tonight's Mega Millions numbers and Powerball numbers, or read why Mega Millions now costs $5.
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