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Mega Millions

Region: MultiState - United States
Drawin Days: Tuesday and Friday
Drawing Time: 11:00 pm Eastern Time (GMT-5:00)
Last result: 6 - 17 - 24 - 43 - 55 + 36 - August, Friday 13
Current Jackpot: $86 Million - August, Wednesday 18

With millions of people playing (it is played in 12 states), jackpots can roll really fast to very high levels. Your subscription to Trillonario.com empowers you to play the Mega Millions lottery in California.

The Mega Millions jackpot starts at $12 million and in May of 2000 it reached $363 million dollars. The largest jackpot ever in US history!!

Players choose 5 numbers from 1 to 56 and a MEGA number from 1 to 46. There are 9 ways to match and win. In fact, you can win even if you just match the MEGA number. To win the jackpot, you must match all five numbers plus the MEGA number. Prize amounts will vary depending on sales levels and number of winners. One ticket in 40 wins a prize!!

Quick Pick

Click here to see a sample ticket from the Mega Millions Lottery played in California.

When you play using the services of Trillonario.com you don’t have to worry about choosing the numbers to play. We use the “QuickPick” option where we let the lottery’s computer choose the numbers for you. Over 70% of US lottery players choose the QuickPick option.

Draw dates and times

Winning numbers are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 PM.

Claiming prizes

When we detect that you win a prize, we notify you.

All winning tickets under $600 per play may be claimed at any participating Mega Millions Lottery retailer participating in cashing or from the California Lottery. Trillonario.com will redeem your ticket and we will either credit it to your subscription or send you your winnings. We will typically have your winnings within 2 or 3 days after the draw date.

Winning tickets of $600 or more per play may only be claimed directly from the California Lottery. To claim a prize over $600 you must submit a claim form and the original ticket to the California Lottery. We will send you the forms and assist you in submitting your tickets to the California Lottery.

If you win the jackpot you must appear in person at the California Lottery headquarters. We will make arrangements to personally hand you the ticket before you go.

All winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days from the draw date printed on the ticket.

Payment options

Mega Millions jackpots are paid in 26 annual installments but a winner has the opportunity to choose the Cash Value of their jackpot prize within 60 days of the Lottery's payment approval date.

Cash option

If you select the Cash Option, you will receive an amount equal to the net proceeds of the sale of bonds purchased to fund the 26 annual payments for that prize. This will be a single lump sum payment and is estimated at 45% to 55% of the jackpot amount.

Annual payments

If you choose the annual payments option, you'll receive the Mega Millions Plus jackpot in 26 graduated annual payments!

Taxes

There is no California state tax on Lottery winnings. If you choose "Cash Value," the California Lottery will withhold federal tax from your winnings at the rate of 25% for US citizens and 30% for all others. If you choose the "Annual Payment" option you will be responsible for paying federal tax on an annual basis and the rate will vary year to year.

Eligibility

You must be 18 or older to play the Mega Millions Lottery or to receive a prize. It is not necessary to be a US citizen or resident to play the lottery.

Odds of winning

There are 9 ways to win the Mega Millions and 1 in 23 tickets sold is a winner!

As an example, look at the prizes on September 13, 2005. The jackpot was $200 million. Nobody won the jackpot but notice the distribution of the secondary prizes in California. The jackpot rolled over to $250 million and one person won it on the next drawing on September 16!

As you can see, 227,556 tickets won that day!