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Mega Millions & Megaplier Winning Numbers
About the April 8, 2025 changes to Mega Millions
On April 8, 2025, the odds will decrease from
302,575,350
million-to-one to 290,472,336 million-to-one. Only because
they reduced the number of bonus numbers to chose from
- 1/25 to 1/24. Hardly worth anything!
Additionally,
the cost of a single ticket increases to $5 which
guarantees fewer tickets will
be sold due to the price increase.
Fewer tickets sold means "less coverage" in lottery
language and longer rolls.Also, included in the cost of the
ticket is the Megaplier feature. Now you don't buy it,
it's included in the cost of the ticket - it's forced on you!
Based on the $5 colossal cost increase and the fact that
they
don't/won't sell enough tickets to put a dent in the total
combinations in the game, one could easily arrive at a conclusion
that the Mega Millions group intends for there
to
be fewer
jackpot winners and fewer low tier winners.
Speaking of which ... here's a fact ...
Out of an est 104 draws per year ...
in 2013 - there were 11 MM Jackpot Winners ...
in 2014 - there were 9 MM Jackpot Winners ...
in 2015 - there were 8 MM Jackpot Winners ...
in 2016 - there were 8 MM Jackpot Winners ...
in 2017 - there's been 6 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2018 - there's been 5 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2019 - there's been 7 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2020 - there's been 5 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2021 - there's been 6 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2022 - there's been 6 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2023 - there's been 10 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2024 - there's been 4 MM Jackpot Winners
in 2025 - there's been 1 MM Jackpot Winners
(As of 3/16/25)
The Add On Game "Just The Jackpot"
Is No Longer Being Offered ...
This was a rip off in the first place. Did you
know that they NEVER paid one prize. All
reveues from this "game" was 100% states profit.
This wager was "legal" highway
robbery ...
worse
than a "suckers bet." IMHO!
The Matrix Change ...
The matrix remains the same - pick 5 from 70 numbers.
However, the bonus number matrix changed from
picking one in 25 numbers to
picking 1 from 24 numbers.
Sadly, the rule still offers a break-even prize. Also,
the rule still rounds down which matters if prizes
are reverted to pari-mutuel prizes. And worst
of all, they do not specify how much a jackpot
winner will receive if he wins. The Finance Group
will make that determination. This means they could
have $100 million in the prize pool but only pay
$90 million. I think this is wrong, very wrong.
Now review the odds and the prize amounts
beginning with the April 8, 2025 drawing...
| New Odds & Prize Amounts |
Effective
April 8, 2025 |
All Mega Millions prizes
are set prize amounts
(Except California)
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IF Megaplier Is
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| Odds |
If You Match ...
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-- Prize --
No
Megaplier
|
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 1 in 290,472,336 |
Match 5 Plus Mega Ball |
Wins Jackpot |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1 in 12,629,232 |
Match 5 No Mega Ball |
$1 Million |
$2 Million |
$3 Million |
$4 Million |
$5 Million |
| 1 in 893,761 |
Match 4 Plus Mega Ball |
$10,000 |
$20,000 |
$30,000 |
$40,000 |
$50,000 |
| 1 in 38,859 |
Match 4 No Mega Ball |
$500 |
$1000 |
$1500 |
$2000 |
$2500 |
| 1 in 13,965 |
Match 3 Plus Mega Ball |
$200 |
$400 |
$600 |
$800 |
$1000 |
| 1 in 607 |
Match 3 No Mega Ball |
$10 |
$20 |
$30 |
$40 |
$50 |
| 1 in 665 |
Match 2 Plus Mega Ball |
$10 |
$20 |
$30 |
$40 |
$50 |
| 1 in 86 |
Match 1 Plus Mega Ball |
$7 |
$14 |
$21 |
$28 |
$35 |
| 1 in 35 |
Match 0 Plus Mega Ball |
$5 |
$10 |
$15 |
$20 |
$25 |
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Effective April 8, 2025
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Drawings Held Tuesday's & Friday's, 10 PM
(In Georgia)
Powerball Winning Numbers/Drawing Results
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2021 Rule Change - Will now conduct three Powerball draws
per week - will take effect August 23, 2021. No other changes.
2015 Rule Change - Changes to Powerball will take
effect on Oct 7, 2015.
2015 Game & rule details, click here
2012 Rule Change - Read the whole truth about the changes to Powerball.
Don't be deceived. Click here and read Jan 13 & 17, Feb 8, 2012 entries.
Powerball Prize Amounts, Prize Allocations & Odds
(Effective Oct 7, 2015) |
Prize
Category
(Match) |
Prize
Amounts
Effective
10/7/15 |
Allocations
Effective
10/7/15
(From
50%
of
Total
Sales) |
Previous
Allocations
1/15/12
thru
10/04/15 |
Comments |
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Odds
Effective
10/7/15
|
Previous
Odds
1/15/12
thru
10/04/15 |
| 5 + 1 |
Jackpot |
68.0131%
(.3400655%
of total
sales)
|
63.9511% |
Increased allocation but can't
trust
them to pay out
all that is
in prize pool. Increasing the
jackpot allocation
allows the
jackpot to climb faster. Though
it does
require
sales and I
suspicion they will fall short
in that area. |
1-in-
292,201,338 |
1-in-
175,223,510 |
| 5 + 0 |
$1 Million |
8.5558%
(.042779%
of total
sales)
|
19.4038% |
Lowered allocation.
There
will be considerably
fewer
winners. As it was,
they
didn't have many before.
Prize money carries
forward in its prize pool. |
1 in
11,688,053 |
1 in
5,153,632 |
| 4 + 1 |
$50,000
Increased
|
5.4757%
(.0273785%
of total
sales)
|
1.5409% |
Increased allocation because
they increased the
prize
amount even though it will
be much harder to win. |
1-in-913,129 |
1-in-648,975 |
| 4 + 0 |
$100 |
0.2738%
(.001369%
of total
sales)
|
0.5239% |
Lowered allocation. Same
prize amount
but will be fewer
winners due to horrible odds. |
1- in-36,525 |
1-in-19,087 |
| 3 + 1 |
$100 |
0.6899%
(.0034495%
of total
sales)
|
0.8167% |
Lowered allocation. Same
prize amount
but will be fewer
winners due to horrible odds. |
1-in-14,494 |
1-in -12,244 |
| 3 + 0 |
$7 |
1.2074%
(.006037%
of total
sales)
|
1.9437% |
Lowered allocation. Same
prize amount
but will be fewer
winners due to horrible odds. |
1-in-579 |
1-in-360 |
| 2 + 1 |
$7 |
0.9981%
(.0049905%
of total
sales)
|
0.9909% |
Barely lowered allocation.
Same prize amount
but will
be fewer winners due to
horrible odds. |
1-in-701 |
1-in-706 |
| 1 + 1 |
$4 |
4.3489%
(.00217445%
of total
sales)
|
3.6097% |
Increased allocation due
to fewer bonus numbers. |
1-in-91 |
1-in-110 |
| 0 + 1 |
$4 |
10.4373%
(.0521865%
of total
sales)
|
7.2194% |
Had to increase allocations
because they
reduced the
number of bonus numbers.
Should
be more winners @
$4 - Isn't this exciting?
(sarcastic remark) |
1-in-38 |
1-in-55 |
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100.0001% |
100% |
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I won't quote overall
odds as
I feel that
figure is a bunch
of baloney. |
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