Odds calculation and prize division

Next Jackpot: US$ 32,000,000

Draw: 02/07/2012 Time remaining:

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In order to win the Mega Millions lottery jackpot players must match five main numbers from 1 to 56 drawn from one bag, and another Mega Ball number from 1 to 46 drawn from a different bag. In the Mega Millions lottery there is a total of nine prize levels. This means that although a player might not have matched the five main numbers in addition to the sixth Mega Ball, he might still win something by matching only some of the numbers that came up in the draw. Even if a player only matched the Mega Ball number, he can still win a prize. The jackpot starts at $12 million and can increase following a draw that had no winners, but the lower level prizes are constant.

Prize divisions

Divisions	Matches	Odds to win
1 Prize	5+1	1:175,711,538
2 Prize	5	1:3,904,701
3 Prize	4+1	1:689,065
4 Prize	4	1:15,313
5 Prize	3+1	1:13,781
6 Prize	3	1:360
7 Prize	2+1	1:844
8 Prize	1+1	1:141
9 Prize	0+1	1:75