Ohio lottery mega mi - Spanska (2024)

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What do you get for 2 numbers only on Mega Millions? ›

Matching two numbers won't win anything in Mega Millions unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Mega Ball is worth $4. Visit www.megamillions.com for a complete list of payout information.

There was no jackpot winner in California for this draw. But there are 159,811 winning tickets! Get your ticket for the next draw.

The Mega Ball - $2

If your gold Mega Ball matches the one that is drawn you will breakeven, getting your $2 ticket purchase back. The odds of your ticket matching only the gold Mega Ball is 1 in 37.

Matching four numbers without the “Mega Ball” would earn the player a $500 prize. Matching three numbers and the “Mega Ball” is worth $200. Matching three numbers, or matching two numbers and the “Mega Ball,” will win a player $10.

2 numbers plus the Powerball - $7.

CLEVELAND — Although nobody hit the $535 million jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, August 23, 2024, lottery officials say there were thousands of other winners who hit smaller prizes in Ohio.

While no one became a billionaire Tuesday, seven lottery players matched all five white balls to win big prizes. A ticket sold in Texas had the Megaplier to win $4 million, while tickets sold in Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York and Wisconsin won $1 million each.

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.

The Mega Millions, like any lottery, is a game of chance. Glickman suggests that the best way to increase your chances of winning is to buy more tickets, within reason. For example, if the probability of winning the jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350 with one ticket, it becomes 2 in 302,575,350 if you buy two.

What does megaplier 3X mean? ›

Most states offer a Megaplier feature to increase non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times; it costs an additional $1 per play. Before each Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday and Friday nights, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.

For each wager, select five numbers from a pool of 1 to 70, and one Mega Ball number from a second pool of numbers, 1 to 25. To select your own numbers, you can use a Mega Millions bet card or ask your Ohio Lottery retailer for Auto Pick feature and have your five draw numbers and the Mega Ball separately, or for both.

For example: if you match all five numbers but don't match the Mega Ball, you win $1 million. If you only match the Mega Ball, you break even with a $2 payout.

The Megaplier does not affect the odds of winning the jackpot or of any of the secondary prizes. Instead, the Megaplier affects the size of the non-jackpot prizes awarded in a draw. The Megaplier can multiply those prizes by a factor of two, three, four, or five.

Two numbers is not a winning combination for the Mega Millions lottery… it's worth nothing. UNLESS! If one of those balls is the Mega Ball, then you'll win $4.

How many balls do I need to match for Mega Millions prize? You can win $2 for the matching just one - the Mega Ball. Short of the jackpot, you can win up to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California). You can check all the prize payouts on the Mega Millions site here.

Match 2 white numbers + Powerball — $7. Match 1 white number + Powerball — $4. Powerball only — $4.

Players whose ticket matches two numbers and utilizing the Multiplier option will win a free Quick Pick ticket for each number of the Multiplier. (Example: If just two numbers on a ticket match the drawing numbers and the Multiplier is 3, a player will be awarded three free Quick Pick tickets for the next drawing.)