Tri-State Megabucks

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Latest numbers

Date Prize Result
  • 2
  • 9
  • 29
  • 36
  • 37
  • MB : 2
Est. jackpot
$1.63 Million
  • 2
  • 19
  • 26
  • 35
  • 36
  • MB : 3
Est. jackpot
$1.6 Million
  • 3
  • 7
  • 14
  • 26
  • 37
  • MB : 4
Est. jackpot
$1.58 Million
  • 5
  • 9
  • 18
  • 20
  • 28
  • MB : 3
Est. jackpot
$1.55 Million
  • 6
  • 7
  • 16
  • 26
  • 29
  • MB : 5
Est. jackpot
$1.53 Million
  • 2
  • 19
  • 21
  • 24
  • 28
  • MB : 6
Est. jackpot
$1.5 Million
  • 3
  • 5
  • 21
  • 28
  • 37
  • MB : 1
Est. jackpot
$1.48 Million
  • 12
  • 31
  • 37
  • 38
  • 41
  • MB : 1
Est. jackpot
$1.45 Million
  • 18
  • 22
  • 24
  • 33
  • 38
  • MB : 3
Est. jackpot
$1.43 Million
  • 11
  • 17
  • 20
  • 24
  • 35
  • MB : 6
Est. jackpot
$1.4 Million
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Next Est. jackpot
$1.7 Million
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Next draw in
11 hours, 40 mins

How to play

  1. Pick five numbers from 1 to 41.
  2. Pick a Megaball number from 1 to 6.
  3. Check if you’ve won.
Ticket cost
$2 per play.

Prizes and odds

Match Prize Odds
5 + Megaball Jackpot 1 in 4,496,388
5 $30,000 1 in 899,278
4 + Megaball $1,300 1 in 24,980
4 $150 1 in 4,996
3 + Megaball $25 1 in 714
3 $7 1 in 143
2 + Megaball $5 1 in 63
2 $2 1 in 13
1 + Megaball $2 1 in 15
Overall odds of winning a prize in Tri-State Megabucks are 1 in 6.

Game schedule

Draw day Draw time Sales close
Monday 7:59 p.m. ET 7:50 p.m. ET
Wednesday 7:59 p.m. ET 7:50 p.m. ET
Saturday 7:59 p.m. ET 7:50 p.m. ET

Things to know

  1. The game was launched by the Tri-State Lottery in 1985, becoming the first multi-state game in the country.
  2. The Tri-State Lottery includes Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
  3. Other states have games with the same name, or similar ones, such as Oregon’s Megabucks, Wisconsin’s Megabucks, Massachusetts’s Megabucks Doubler, and Indiana’s Megabucks scratch-off game.

Advanced draws

This table shows the maximum number of advanced draw purchases permitted in each participating state for Tri-State Megabucks.

State Advanced Draws
Maine up to 20
New Hampshire up to 20
Vermont up to 20

History

Being the first multi-state game for the Tri-State Lottery, Megabucks has undergone many changes until it became the game that we know and love today.

September 1985
The Tri-State Megabucks game was launched in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
January 1986
The number matrix was changed to 6/36.
January 1988
The number matrix was altered to 6/40.
May 1990
An additional draw on Wednesdays was added.
June 1996
The cash option was added for the jackpot.
March 1997
The number matrix was again altered to 6/42, and a bonus number was added.
July 2009
The game name was changed to Tri-State Megabucks Plus in Maine.
The number matrix was changed to 5/41 + 1/6.
Price per play was increased from $1 to $2.
The starting jackpot was increased from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
The second prize was increased from $10,000 to $30,000.

FAQs

Draws are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 7:59 p.m. ET.

Tri-State Megabucks draws are held in Concord, New Hampshire.

You can play Tri-State Megabucks in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

The Megaball is the sixth ball, with a range between 1 and 10. Matching this number can add more prizes.

Jackpot winners can choose to claim their prizes as a 30-year annuity, with a value close to the advertised jackpot amount, or in a one-time lump sum cash payment of smaller value.

The jackpot starts at $1 million and increases until someone wins.

You have a 1 in 4,496,388 chance of winning the jackpot.

If there are multiple jackpot winners, the prize money will be equally divided among them all.

There are nine prize categories for the Tri-State Megabucks game.