Mega Millions Ways to Win
All 9 ways to win Mega Millions: full prize chart with odds for every tier, from the jackpot (1 in 290,472,336) down to the minimum prize.
All 9 ways to win Mega Millions
| Match | Prize | Odds (1 in) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Mega Ball | Jackpot | 290,472,336 |
| 5 | $1 million base ($2M–$10M with multiplier) | 12,629,232 |
| 4 + Mega Ball | $10,000 base | 893,761 |
| 4 | $500 base | 38,859 |
| 3 + Mega Ball | $200 base | 13,965 |
| 3 | $10 base | 607 |
| 2 + Mega Ball | $10 base | 665 |
| 1 + Mega Ball | $7 base | 86 |
| Mega Ball only | $5 base ($10–$50 with multiplier) | 35 |
Overall odds of winning any prize: 1 in 23.
Every $5 play includes a randomly assigned 2X–10X multiplier applied to all non-jackpot prizes — the smallest possible win is $10 (a $5 base doubled). The jackpot itself is never multiplied. In California, prizes are pari-mutuel by law.
How to read this chart
Every non-jackpot prize is a fixed amount set by the game rules — it does not grow with the jackpot. The most commonly won prize by far is the bottom tier (matching only the Mega Ball), at odds of 1 in 35; the "1 in 23 overall" figure is dominated by these small wins, not the headline tiers. The two odds columns also explain a quirk players notice: matching 3 numbers plus the Mega Ball is rarer than matching 4 numbers alone, which is why the prize table isn't ordered the way intuition suggests.
For what these odds mean in practice — and how Mega Millions compares with state games whose jackpot odds are hundreds of times better — see our guides to lottery odds explained and how many numbers you need to win.
Want to see what each tier actually paid in a specific drawing? Every draw on our results page links to a full prize-tier breakdown with winner counts.