Maine - Megabucks Plus
Megabucks Plus
Next draw
Saturday
21 Dec
2024
12 h : 13 m : 56
Next Jackpot
$1,700,000
Past Results
Wednesday
18 Dec 2024
- 2
- 9
- 29
- 36
- 37
- 2
Jackpot
$1,625,000
Top Jackpot This Week
3
days
15 h : 13 m : 56
$944,000,000
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Winning Numbers
The Most Common Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Hot Numbers
21
Drawn
91
times
14 Days ago
07 Dec
2024
35
Drawn
90
times
5 Days ago
16 Dec
2024
2
Drawn
84
times
3 Days ago
18 Dec
2024
13
Drawn
82
times
45 Days ago
06 Nov
2024
14
Drawn
82
times
7 Days ago
14 Dec
2024
4
Drawn
101
times
7 Days ago
14 Dec
2024
The Least Often Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Cold Numbers
30
Drawn
54
times
28 Days ago
23 Nov
2024
41
Drawn
55
times
19 Days ago
02 Dec
2024
29
Drawn
56
times
3 Days ago
18 Dec
2024
6
Drawn
57
times
12 Days ago
09 Dec
2024
10
Drawn
57
times
26 Days ago
25 Nov
2024
6
Drawn
86
times
14 Days ago
07 Dec
2024
The statistics are generated from 2019 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.