Megabucks Plus
Next draw
Wednesday
31 May
2023
1
day
12 h : 18 m : 25
Next Jackpot
$1,725,000
Latest Result
Saturday
27 May 2023
- 11
- 13
- 15
- 30
- 38
- 2
Jackpot
$1,675,000
Winning Numbers
The Most Common Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers
32
Drawn
74
times
24 Days ago
06 May
2023
16
Drawn
71
times
34 Days ago
26 Apr
2023
21
Drawn
70
times
10 Days ago
20 May
2023
38
Drawn
70
times
3 Days ago
27 May
2023
20
Drawn
69
times
20 Days ago
10 May
2023
4
Drawn
94
times
17 Days ago
13 May
2023
The Least Often Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers
6
Drawn
47
times
94 Days ago
25 Feb
2023
10
Drawn
48
times
55 Days ago
05 Apr
2023
30
Drawn
48
times
3 Days ago
27 May
2023
5
Drawn
49
times
17 Days ago
13 May
2023
15
Drawn
49
times
3 Days ago
27 May
2023
6
Drawn
73
times
24 Days ago
06 May
2023
The statistics are generated from 2018 to the latest draw
Megabucks Plus
Megabucks is a tri-state lottery operated in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
Draws are held twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 19:59 local time, with ticket sales ending at 19:50 local time and resuming immediately afterward.
Tickets cost $2.00.
To play, choose five main numbers from 1 to 41 and a Megaball number from 1 to 6. Players can go for a Quick Pick for a full set of randomly generated numbers or can Quick Pick the main numbers or Megaball number only.
Advance Play is available for up to 20 draws at a time.
Jackpot
Megabucks has a minimum guaranteed jackpot of $1 million.
This is a rollover lottery with no caps.
The biggest ever winning Megabucks jackpot was $12.5 million in March 2014.
Odds and Prizes
The odds of winning the Megabucks jackpot are 1 in 4,496,388.
There are nine different prize tiers, with overall odds of winning a prize at 1 in 6.
| Prize category | Numbers Matched | Winning Odds | Winning Odds % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5, plus Megaball | 1 in 4,496,388 | 0.00002 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 in 899,278 | 0.0001 |
| 3 | 4, plus Megaball | 1 in 24,980 | 0.004 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 in 4,996 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 3, plus Megaball | 1 in 714 | 0.14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 in 143 | 0.7 |
| 7 | 2, plus Megaball | 1 in 63 | 1.59 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 in 13 | 7.7 |
| 9 | 1, plus Megaball | 1 in 15 | 6.67 |
Payout and Taxes
The Megabucks jackpot can be paid out as a cash lump sum or in annual instalments, with jackpot winners having 60 days from the date of the draw to make a decision. If the state lottery is not notified in time, the prize will default to annual payments.
Players have up to one year to claim prizes.
All US lottery winnings over $600 are reported to the Inland Revenue Service, with prizes over $5,000 having 25% deducted for federal tax.
Players in Vermont pay an additional 6% in state tax, while players in Maine pay 5%, with lottery prizes in New Hampshire being tax free.
Who Can Play Megabucks?
Players must be at least 18 years of age to buy a Megabucks ticket.
Tickets are sold at authorized lottery outlets across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Megabucks is currently not available outside the three participating states, nor overseas via Lottery Agent websites.
History of Megabucks
Launched in 1985, Megabucks was the first multi-jurisdictional lottery in the United States. The game became known as Megabucks Plus in Maine in 2009, with the ticket price increasing from $1.00 to $2.00 in all three states.