Mega Millions Odds
The chances of winning a lottery jackpot are principally determined by several factors: the count of possible numbers, the count of winning numbers drawn, whether or not order is significant and whether drawn numbers are returned for the possibility of further drawing.
A listing containing odds of winning regarding number of successfully matching numbers drawn in a Mega Millions lottery are provided in the table below.
| Matches of Normal Balls (56 Total Numbers) |
Matches of Mega Ball (46 Total Numbers) |
Approximate Odds of Winning |
| 5 | 1 | 1 in 175,711,536 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 in 3,904,701 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 in 689,065 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 in 15,313 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 in 13,781 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 in 306 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 in 844 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 in 141 |
| 0 | 1 | 1 in 75 |
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