Maine - Megabucks Plus
Megabucks Plus
Next draw
Wednesday
18 Sep
2024
1
day
01 h : 53 m : 53
Next Jackpot
$1,150,000
Past Results
Monday
16 Sep 2024
- 11
- 14
- 19
- 29
- 41
- 2
Jackpot
$1,125,000
Top Jackpot This Week
1
day
04 h : 53 m : 53
$176,000,000
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Winning Numbers
The Most Common Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Hot Numbers
21
Drawn
87
times
13 Days ago
04 Sep
2024
35
Drawn
87
times
50 Days ago
29 Jul
2024
13
Drawn
82
times
3 Days ago
14 Sep
2024
14
Drawn
80
times
1 Days ago
16 Sep
2024
2
Drawn
79
times
29 Days ago
19 Aug
2024
4
Drawn
101
times
6 Days ago
11 Sep
2024
The Least Often Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Cold Numbers
6
Drawn
53
times
13 Days ago
04 Sep
2024
30
Drawn
54
times
22 Days ago
26 Aug
2024
5
Drawn
55
times
8 Days ago
09 Sep
2024
10
Drawn
55
times
10 Days ago
07 Sep
2024
7
Drawn
56
times
24 Days ago
24 Aug
2024
6
Drawn
86
times
8 Days ago
09 Sep
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.