RELATED: Mega Millions lottery drawing: Winners can remain anonymous in these statesFive white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70, and one gold Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25.
Players win if the numbers on one row of a ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date.Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play.
Players win the jackpot by matching all six numbers in a drawing. If no one wins the jackpot, the money is added to the jackpot for the next drawing.For those lucky enough to become a Mega Millions jackpot winner, they get the choice of a cash option or an annual payout.
The annuity option means getting an initial payment followed by 29 annual payments, and each payment is 5% larger than the previous one.