How Do You Play Mega Millions Online in Texas?
To play Mega Millions, you must choose your five main numbers from a field of 70 and one Mega Ball number from a guess range of 1-25. You can choose your favorite numbers manually, use our Quick Pick option and let the system automatically select numbers, or use your saved numbers to buy your Texas Mega Millions lottery ticket. Even if you don’t hit the jackpot, matching all five numbers will win you a guaranteed $1,000,000 second-tier prize!
Texas Lottery Mega Millions drawing time is 10:12 pm CST on Tuesdays and Fridays.
What Is the Mega Millions Megaplier?
The Mega Millions Megaplier feature is a prize multiplier that gives you a chance at increasing secondary winnings by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times the amount! An additional number is drawn from a separate barrel of balls at the draw with a range of 1-5. The amount your secondary prize is boosted depends on the Megaplier number selected. For example, a second-place prize could be worth between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000, and a third division prize can grow as high as $50,000 if Megaplier number 5 is selected!
Can You Buy Texas Lottery Tickets Online?
When you play at theLotter Texas, yes! As the leading ticket messenger service in the state of Texas, you can purchase standard, pool, or bundle entries to the next Mega Millions lottery draw online from anywhere in the state, at any time of day. Here’s how it works: You fill in your lottery entry, confirm your purchase, and we’ll buy the official Texas Lottery Mega Millions ticket on your behalf. You will receive a confirmation email and a scanned copy of your ticket in your theLotter Texas account before the draw.
Learn more about how to buy lottery tickets online and learn how theLotter Texas works.
How Do You Win Mega Millions Prizes?
To become a Texas Lottery Mega Millions jackpot winner, you would need to match your 5 main numbers and the additional Mega Ball number with those that came up in the draw. But don’t worry if not all your numbers don’t match up, you still have the chance to win from 8 additional prize categories when you make a partial match!
Check the latest Mega Millions results to see if you are a winner!
How To Claim a Texas Mega Millions Prize Online
Can’t wait to see if you’ve won a Mega Millions prize? All you need to do is check your inbox! When you buy a Texas Lottery ticket online and match a prize, theLotter Texas will send you an automated email notifying you with the details of your win. Mega Millions winnings of up to $600 will be promptly paid into your account at theLotter Texas commission-free after they are received from the Texas Lottery Commission. Mega Millions prizes over $600 will need to be collected in person at Texas Lottery Commission offices. All Texas Lottery prize winnings are subject to tax. Check out our Tax Guide to learn more.
How High Can Mega Millions's Jackpots Grow?
The sky’s the limit when it comes to Mega Million jackpots! This lottery has no cap, so it rolls until someone wins it. At one point, Mega Millions held the world record for the largest lottery jackpot ever! This incredible prize was awarded to three lucky winners who shared the $656 million jackpot prize in March 2012. The record was held for 4 years until Powerball awarded a $1.586 billion jackpot in January 2016.
In October 2017, Mega Millions made a decision to increase the minimum starting jackpot and the number of Mega Balls. The new guaranteed starting jackpot rose from $17 million to an incredible $40 million jackpot prize (this was lowered to $20 million in 2020). With the lower odds, the jackpot eventually rose to a mind-boggling $1.537 billion! This prize was won by single ticket purchased in South Carolina on October 23rd, 2018.
In July 2022, one lucky winning ticket purchased in Illinois matched every single winning number to pick up a $1.337 billionjackpot. Just a few months later, the lottery outdid itself with a $1.348 billiontop prize in the January 13, 2023 draw. The current Mega Millions record was set on August 8, 2023, when a ticket purchased in Florida was the single winner of a $1.602 billion jackpot!
Mega Millions Jackpot Winner From Texas
Texas is a big state with big winners! In September 2019, a Leander resident managed to snag the entire $227 million Mega Millions jackpot - the largest prize ever paid out to a Texan player. The lucky winner, who to this day remains anonymous, chose to take home a lump sum of $157,091,592 before taxes. The winning ticket was purchased at Lakeline Express Mart. Get inspired and check out the other big lottery winners from Texas!
theLotter Texas’s Mega Millions Lottery Winners
- August 13, 2024 - J.D. won $2,000
- June 21, 2024 - T.B. won $2,000
- June 21, 2024 - J.M. won $2,000
- May 28, 2024 - M.M. from Port Arthur won $2,500
- February 14, 2024 - A.P. from Houston won $1,500
- September 27, 2023 - M.M. from Wichita Falls won $2,000
- August 29, 2023 - J.D. won $10,000
- June 21, 2023 - R.A. won $1,400
- January 6, 2023 - C.O. won $10,000
- July 30, 2022 - D.M. won $5,000
- April 16, 2022 - Tavian S. won $10,000
- March 9, 2022 – theLotter Texas pool of 51 players won $10,000
- August 24, 2021 - K.O. won $2,688
