How to Play Massachusetts Megabucks (Megabucks Doubler)
$2 a play · Mon, Wed and Sat · 9:00 PM ET
- 1Pick 6 numbers from 1 to 44, or ask for a Quick Pick. Each play is $2.
- 2Choose how many drawings in a row to play, starting with the next one.
- 3Buy in a store, or online with the Mass Lottery app or website.
- 4Match all 6 numbers to win the jackpot, or 3 to 5 for a set cash prize.
You must be 18 or older to buy a ticket or claim a prize. Sales close at the drawing, 9:00 PM ET. See every prize
More Megabucks rulesHow it works · Jackpot · Prizes
- How it works
- Pick 6 different numbers from 1 to 44. Match 3 to 6 of the 6 numbers drawn to win.
- Jackpot
- The jackpot starts at $500,000, paid as $25,000 a year for 20 years, and grows every drawing it isn't won: all the prize money not needed for the lower prizes goes into it. Winners share it equally. A winner has 60 days from the day after the drawing to choose 20 equal yearly payments or one cash payment; without a choice, it's paid yearly.
- Prizes
- Prizes below the jackpot are set amounts. If the prizes won in one drawing add up to more than that drawing's sales, they're worked out by a formula in the Lottery's rules instead, so they can come out lower.
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- Before You PlayMassachusetts Lottery Draw Times Drawn Mon, Wed and Sat at 9:00 PM ET. Sales close at the drawing, 9:00 PM ET.
- After You WinHow to Claim a Massachusetts Lottery Prize Up to $600 at any lottery retailer. You have one year to claim.
- Keep MoreMassachusetts Lottery Tax Calculator Taken as cash, the $1.7 million jackpot leaves about $647,000 after taxes.
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Answers about Massachusetts Megabucks rules
How do you play Massachusetts Megabucks?
Pick 6 numbers from 1 to 44, or ask for a Quick Pick. Each play is $2. Choose how many drawings in a row to play, starting with the next one. Buy in a store, or online with the Mass Lottery app or website. Match all 6 numbers to win the jackpot, or 3 to 5 for a set cash prize.
How much is a Megabucks ticket in Massachusetts?
$2 a play.
How late can you buy Massachusetts Megabucks tickets?
Sales close at the drawing itself, 9:00 PM ET.
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