Tri-State Megabucks – Vermont Lottery
With excellent odds of winning and a rolling jackpot that reaches multi-million dollar levels, Vermont’s Tri-State Megabucks is a game that you shouldn’t miss. It also features a total of 9 prize tiers, so there’s plenty of ways to win.
Tri-State Megabucks Drawing Schedule
Tri-State Megabucks drawings are held every twice a week – Wednesday and Saturday evenings, at 7:59 PM ET.
Make sure to purchase your tickets before 7:50 PM on draw nights to qualify for that evening’s draw.
Tri-State Megabucks Payout and Mechanics
To play Vermont Lottery’s Tri-State Megabucks game, players must pick 5 numbers from 1 to 41, plus an additional Megaball number from 1 to 6, to form one panel. You can play up to 5 panels on a single play slip, at a cost of $2 per panel.
As usual, the Quick Pick option is available if you want your numbers chosen at random for you. You can also play the same panel(s) for up to 20 consecutive draws.
Tri-State Megabucks Payouts and Odds
| Numbers Matched | Prize | Odds |
| 5 of 5 + Megaball | Jackpot | 1 in 4,496,388 |
| 5 of 5 | $30,000 | 1 in 899,278 |
| 4 of 5 + Megaball | $1,300 | 1 in 24,980 |
| 4 of 5 | $150 | 1 in 4,996 |
| 3 of 5 + Megaball | $25 | 1 in 714 |
| 3 of 5 | $7 | 1 in 143 |
| 2 of 5 + Megaball | $5 | 1 in 63 |
| 2 of 5 | $2 | 1 in 13 |
| 1 of 5 + Megaball | $2 | 1 in 15 |
Overall odds of winning a prize: approximately 1 in 6.
Tri-State Megabucks Prize Claiming
You can claim prizes of up to $500 from any Vermont Lottery authorized retailer. You can claim prizes of $500 to $5,000 at any People’s United Bank in Vermont. Finally, of course, you may also visit the Vermont Lottery office to claim any prize amount.
Jackpot prizes can be awarded as a single lump sum or in 30 annual payments; and are split equally among multiple winners.
All winners have 1 year after the winning draw to claim their prize.
Tri-State Megabucks Numbers and Results
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