General Rules That Apply to All Draw Games

1. It is the player's responsibility to check his or her ticket to make sure it represents the correct game, draw date, numbers requested and has a visible bar code or serial number.
2. Winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days of the last winning draw date on the ticket.
3. Purchased tickets are only valid for the dates shown on the ticket.
4. The ticket, not the playslip, is the only valid proof of your number selection, and it is the only valid receipt to claim a prize.
5. All tickets, transactions and winners are subject to the directives of the executive director of the Missouri Lottery, the rules and regulations of the Missouri Lottery and the Missouri Statutes, and tickets are only offered for sale in accordance with the same.
6. Upon purchasing a ticket, the player agrees to abide by the Missouri Statutes and all rules and regulations of the Missouri Lottery.
7. A ticket is a bearer instrument. It is recommended that the ticket be signed at the time of purchase.
8. The Missouri Lottery is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets. Tickets are void and will not be paid if determined stolen, unissued, illegible, mutilated, altered in whole or part, misregistered, defective, incomplete, printed or produced in error, multiply-printed, or if the ticket fails any of the Missouri Lottery's confidential validation tests. Liability for void tickets is limited to replacement of the ticket or refund of sales price.
9. Tickets may not be sold to or redeemed by minors under the age of 18.
10. The holder of a winning ticket may win in only one prize category per play board and shall be paid the prize in the highest category won.

Mega Millions Game Rules

A player must select five numbers between 1 and 70 and then select one number (the Mega Ball) between 1 and 25. The cost for one play is $2. A player may select each set in one of four ways: by verbally communicating the numbers to the retailer, by completing a paper playslip, by completing a digital playslip or by requesting a "Quick Pick." A Quick Pick is a computerized randomly-selected set of numbers available through the Draw Games terminal. Mega Millions is drawn twice a week – Tuesday and Friday – at approximately 9:59 p.m. The more numbers the player matches to those drawn, the more the player wins.

How to play Mega Millions using a paper playslip

1. The playslip has five play boards ("PLAY A" through "PLAY E") with two sections on each board. The top section of each board contains numbers 1 through 70, and the bottom section contains numbers 1 through 25. Select five numbers in the top section and one number (the Mega Ball) in the bottom section of each board. You may play 1, 2, 3, 4 or all 5 boards. Cost per board is $2. Megaplier® is available to select as an add-on for an additional $1 per Mega Millions play.
2. Make your selections by placing a heavy mark in the top portion and one number (the Mega Ball) in the bottom section by placing a heavy mark in each circle, beginning with board "PLAY A." To have the terminal select the numbers randomly, mark the "QP" circle for "Quick Pick." If you make a mistake, mark the "VOID" circle on that board and select your numbers on the next board.
3. To play your numbers for more than one drawing at a time, mark the appropriate box on the playslip next to "MULTIDRAW." This will play only your selections in boards "PLAY A" through "PLAY E" for that number of drawings.
4. You can play Mega Millions for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 15 drawings.
5. Use only a blue or black pen or use a pencil for marking selections. The terminal will not accept red ink.

How to play Mega Millions using a digital playslip with the mobile app

1. Select how many drawings you'd like to play. You can play Mega Millions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 15 drawings.
2. Choose whether to add Megaplier by selecting "Yes" or "No." Megaplier is a multiplier feature that increases non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times their normal value. Adding Megaplier costs an additional $1 per Mega Millions play.
3. Select the numbers you want to play. First, select five white-ball numbers from 1 to 70; shake your phone or tap the Quick Pick button to have the app select your numbers for you. Next, select a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25; shake your phone or tap the Quick Pick button to have the app select your Mega Ball number for you.
4. Review your digital playslip, then tap "Save Digital Playslip." Present the QR code at retail to use your digital playslip.

How to play Mega Millions verbally

At the discretion of the retailer, Mega Millions may be played by making a verbal request for a ticket. The player must provide the clerk with all of the following information:

1. The dollar amount to be played;
2. The numbers to be played - either player-selected or "Quick Pick"
3. The number of draws to be played.

Megaplier® — General Rules

Choosing the Megaplier® feature for an extra $1 per playboard can increase non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times their normal value. To select this feature for all playboards on the playslip, mark the "Y" circle next to "Megaplier." The Megaplier number will be chosen from a field of 15 numbers according to the following frequency: one 5X, three 4X, six 3X and five 2X. If the Megaplier feature is chosen, any non-jackpot prize won on a Mega Millions play will be multiplied by that drawing's Megaplier number. To win the Mega Millions Megaplier, a Mega Millions ticket must be a prize winner between $2 and $1 million, and it must be labeled, "MEGAPLIER – YES" (meaning it is a Megaplier ticket).

Mega Millions tickets CANNOT be canceled.

Jackpot winners have 60 days from the claiming date to declare whether they would like their payments in CASH (equal to approximately 50 percent of the estimated, advertised jackpot) or ANNUITY (the advertised jackpot amount paid in 30 graduated annuity payments).

The set prize amounts are based on an expected number of winners. In some cases, these prizes may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis, which will be lower than the published prize levels.

Prizes are approximately 50 percent of sales. Overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24 for each $2 played.

Selling Hours

All Draw Games are available for purchase from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. (Club Keno until 1:52 a.m.) seven days a week at any Draw Games retailer, except during Draw Breaks.

Draw Breaks

The process of selecting winning numbers for each game is referred to as a "Drawing" or "Draw." A "Draw Break" is when sales are suspended for a particular game so that the wagers for that "Drawing" may be balanced and the winning numbers drawn. The draw breaks for each game are listed below: