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How To Play Megabucks

How To Win

Game Options

Another Way to Play

Did I Win?


For every dollar you play, you get two sets of six numbers for two chances to win Megabucks. Just say "Give me a Megabucks Quick Pick." You’ll get a Megabucks ticket like the one shown below. Megabucks jackpots start at $1 million and grow until someone wins!

Your Megabucks ticket 
will look like this.
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Match your numbers to
the ones drawn by the
Lottery to win! Win by
matching 3, 4, 5 or 6
numbers on one line.
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How to Win

The more numbers you match, the more you win. Win prizes by matching 3, 4, 5, or 6 numbers on one line. Megabucks is a parimutuel game. Except for the 3 of 6 prize, the amount of the prizes is determined by the size of the prize pools and the number of winning tickets. Overall odds of winning a prize, 1:25. Prize payout is 76%.



Game options

Add Kicker To Win Bigger Prizes!

Add the Kicker option by paying an extra $1 for every $1 played on Megabucks. You win four times as much when you match four or five numbers. Win $4 when you match three numbers.

Choose How To Be Paid

- Investment Fund option - Receive approximately half the jackpot  prize in one cash payment!
- Original Plan option - Receive the total jackpot prize in 25 equal  annual payments.

Consecutive Drawings

Select how many drawings you want to play your numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 drawings.


Another Way to Play

Use A Game Slip

To choose your own numbers, pick up a Megabucks game slip and fill it out. Just pick six numbers for each set from a set of 48 possible numbers (1-48). Select the number of draws, the payment option and if you would like to add Kicker. Give your completed Megabucks game slip to your Lottery retailer, or insert it into a player-operated terminal along with money to buy your ticket.


Did I Win?

Megabucks drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evening at 7:29 PM. Here are some ways to find out if you’ve won:

  • Take your ticket to a Lottery retail location.
  • Use the "Did You Win?" terminal.
  • Go to www.oregonlottery.org
  • Call toll free 1-866-DID-IWIN (1-866-343-4946).