Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery, so each state's rules may vary. In some states, winning tickets can be redeemed at local authorized sellers under a certain dollar amount.

Mega Millions is tweaking the game itself. The game is removing one gold "Mega Ball" from the draw, which slightly improves the odds to win any prize from a 1 in 24 chance to 1 in 23.

The current Powerball jackpot is now the biggest lottery prize of the year so far, eclipsing the $526.5 million Powerball ...

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play. To play, pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers: either five different numbers from 1-70 for the white numbers, and one number from 1-25 for ...