When you choose to play Mega Millions, there is an optional add-on feature that you can use. The Megaplier is Mega Millions’ own multiplier: it can multiply secondary prizes by up to 5 times. Discover how the Megaplier works below.
What Is the Megaplier in Mega Millions?
The Megaplier is Mega Millions own multiplier. It can be added to any Mega Millions ticket and increases the value of any non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times. Lottery multipliers usually boost secondary prizes. The amount depends on the lottery’s rules.
How Does the Megaplier Work?
All you have to do to add the Megaplier to your entry is to tick the option on your Mega Millions ticket during the purchase. Once that is done, you will just have to check the Mega Millions results to see the value of the Megaplier. If you won a secondary prize, it will be multiplied by the value of the Megaplier on the drawing.
Mega Millions Megaplier Resume
- Tick the Megaplier option on your Mega Millions entry to add it.
- The Megaplier is drawn on a grid between 2 and 5 during the drawings.
- The Megaplier determines by how many times the Mega Millions prizes will be multiplied in each drawing.
- The Megaplier multiplier does not apply to the jackpot!
How To Add the Megaplier Online?
Time needed: 1 minute
Here you can find how to add the Mega Millions Megaplier to your ticket on LottoSmile:
- Select the Mega Millions lottery
You will first need to select the Mega Millions lottery between the 50+ available lotteries that the platform offers. You can manually choose your numbers or use the Quick Pick option which will offer you a selection of random numbers - Tick the Megaplier option
Once yours numbers are selected, you will see a box with the Mega Millions Megaplier option. Ticking this box will select the Megaplier. Adding the Megaplier adds a small amount on your Mega Millions ticket price but it will pay off if you win a secondary prize. - Don’t forget to check the results!
There is nothing more to it – you will just have to wait for the results to check whether you won a Mega Millions prize or not, and if you did, check the value of the Megaplier. You can find an explanation of how the secondary prizes increase with this option below
How Are Mega Millions Prizes Increasing With the Megaplier?
First, the Mega Millions jackpot is not influenced by the Megaplier. All other prize will be multiplied by multiplied by 2, 3, 4 or 5 depending on the Megaplier drawn out.
We describe how the Megaplier can influence your secondary prizes right here:
| Match | Prize | Megaplier x2 | Megaplier x3 | Megaplier x4 | Megaplier x5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ + 🟢 | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot |
| ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ | $20 Lakh | $30 Lakh | $40 Lakh | $50 Lakh | |
| ⚪⚪⚪⚪ + 🟢 | $50,000 | $1,00,000 | $1,50,000 | $2,00,000 | $2,50,000 |
| ⚪⚪⚪⚪ | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 |
| ⚪⚪⚪ + 🟢 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 |
| ⚪⚪⚪ | $7 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 |
| ⚪⚪ + 🟢 | $7 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 |
| ⚪ + 🟢 | $4 | $8 | $12 | $16 | $20 |
| 🟢 | $4 | $8 | $12 | $16 | $20 |
This means that if you guess all 5 main numbers + the additional number, you will win Mega Millions jackpot while if you guess all 5 main numbers without the Mega Millions, you could still win big, mostly if you selected the Megaplier during the purchase of your ticket. With the Megaplier, your Mega Millions prize can be doubled, tripled, quadrupled or quintupled!
Odds & Megaplier
The Megaplier does not influence the odds of winning but it does influence the amount you win.
The odds of each Megaplier number being drawn vary. The Megaplier x3 has the highest representation of 15 balls in the drum and therefore has the best chances of being selected. The odds of each Megaplier number are outlined in the table below:
| Megaplier | Balls | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| x2 | 5 | 1:3 |
| x3 | 6 | 1:2.5 |
| x4 | 3 | 1:5 |
| x5 | 1 | 1:15 |
| Total | 15 |
How To Choose the Megaplier
When taking part in the Mega Millions lottery, you can choose to select the Megaplier or not but you cannot choose the value of the Megaplier. It will be defined during the draw, from a different set of numbers.
Megaplier vs Power Play
Similarities:
- Neither the Mega Millions Megaplier nor the Powerball Power Play apply to the jackpot.
- Both multpliers can increase secondary prizes up to 2, 3, 4, or 5 times.
Differences:
- With the Megaplier, the second prize can be multiplied by 2, 3, 4 or 5 while with the Power Play it can only be doubled.
Megaplier FAQ
You can tick the Megaplier option during the purchase of your ticket as to multiply by 2, 3, 4 or 5 the secondary prizes you may win but you cannot choose the Megaplier value as it will be pulled out during the draw.
If you buy your Mega Millions ticket at an official retailer, the Megaplier option costs $1. However, we should mention that it does not increase your odds of winning a prize but rather increases the value of a secondary prize you may win.
Yes, absolutely! You don’t need the Megaplier to win any of the Mega Millions prizes! The Megaplier is an option that gives you the chance to multiply the amount of the secondary prizes you win. That’s all it does.