If you get 5 numbers on mega millions

This is a quick guide to help you navigate the game from how to play and when the drawing is to how much a winning ticket is worth.

Here's what you need to know about the Mega Millions:

How much is the Mega Millions lottery jackpot?

The current Mega Millions jackpot stands at $1.28 billion, with a cash option of $747.2 million. The jackpot is currently the second highest in Mega Millions history and third largest in U.S. lottery history

Mega Millions numbers and results

No one matched all six numbers for the Tuesday, July 26 drawing. The numbers were 7, 29, 60, 63, 66 and the Mega Ball was 15. The Megaplier was 3.

Eight tickets matched all five numbers except for the Mega Ball worth $1 million. New Jersey and New York each had two winners, while the remaining winning tickets were sold in California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.

One ticket bought in Ohio matched all five numbers except for the Mega Ball and added the Megaplier worth $3 million. 

When is the Mega Millions drawing?

Mega Millions drawings are held at 11 p.m. EDT and are held at WSB-TV in Atlanta. Videos of the latest Mega Millions drawing can be found at the Mega Millions YouTube channel.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

The next drawing is Friday, July 29. Mega Millions draws occur twice a week, on every Tuesday and Friday.

Where to buy Mega Millions tickets

You can play Mega Millions in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.

In Kentucky, residents can also purchase tickets online at www.KYLottery.com.

When is the cutoff time to buy Mega Millions tickets?

Kentucky residents can purchase Mega Millions tickets up to 10:45 p.m. ET. Each state's cutoff time varies. Check with your local lottery office for details.

How much a Mega Millions ticket costs

Two dollars will get you in the game for Mega Millions. For an additional $1, lottery hopefuls can add the Megaplier which can multiply your non-jackpot winnings up to five times.

How to play Mega Millions

The Hoosier Lottery offers an instructional video on how to play Mega Millions:

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Of course, the jackpot isn’t the only prize available in the game.

If a player matches all five numbers, but not the “Mega Ball,” then they would win $1 million, according to officials.

Matching four numbers plus the “Mega Ball” would net the player $10,000. Matching four numbers without the “Mega Ball” would earn the player a $500 prize.

Matching three numbers and the “Mega Ball” is worth $200.

Matching three numbers, or matching two numbers and the “Mega Ball,” will win a player $10.

Matching one number and the “Mega Ball” is worth $4, and matching the “Mega Ball” is worth a $2 prize.

Players in Illinois also have the option of adding a $1 “Megaplier” to their $2 ticket. That would double the value of any non-jackpot prize, including matching the five numbers in the drawing.

What Are the Odds of Winning?

According to officials, the odds of matching all five numbers and the "Mega Ball" number are 1-in-303 million.

By comparison, some estimates hold that you have a 1-in-9 million chance of being struck by lightning on two separate occasions.

Where Does This Jackpot Rank Among the Largest of All-Time?

The giant $1.28 billion jackpot remains the nation's third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers. That last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.

The only prizes that were larger were all worth at least $1 billion, including the all-time record jackpot of nearly $1.6 billion in a Jan. 2016 Powerball drawing.

The Mega Millions drawings in Oct. 2018 ($1.5 billion) and Jan. 2021 ($1 billion) are the only other two jackpots to exceed hit the $1 billion mark.

How Can I Buy Tickets?

Tickets cost $2, and can be purchased at thousands of retailers throughout Illinois and Indiana.

Locally, the Illinois Lottery website and app also allows players to purchase tickets online.

What If No One Wins?

If no one wins the Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials expect the prize will grow to $1.7 billion for the next drawing Tuesday, making it the nation’s largest lottery prize.