Tri-State Megabucks Plus
Tri-State Megabucks Plus is the shared jackpot game of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Five numbers from 1 to 41, plus a Megaball from 1 to 6. Wed and Sat draws.
How it works: Tri-State Megabucks Plus
Choose five main numbers from 1 to 41 and one Megaball from 1 to 6, or take Easy Pick. Tickets cost two dollars. Match all five plus the Megaball to win the jackpot, which starts at $1 million.
The real odds of Tri-State Megabucks Plus
These figures come straight from the game's official number matrix, so they're fixed by math — not by which numbers you pick. A quick pick has exactly the same chance as any other combination, and no generator can change that.
- Match all 5 main numbers
- 1 in 749,398
- Match all 5 numbers plus the bonus
- 1 in 4,496,388
Putting those odds in perspective
- Total possible combinations
- 4,496,388
- Cost to buy every combination
- $8,992,776
- Tickets for a 50% chance of the jackpot
- 3,116,659
- Tickets for a 1% chance of the jackpot
- 45,191
Playing one line per draw, you'd expect to hit the jackpot about once every 4,496,388 draws — roughly once every 43,235 years.
How Tri-State Megabucks Plus compares
Among the 14 games we generate, Tri-State Megabucks Plus ranks #12 by jackpot difficulty (1 = hardest to win).
| # | Game | Jackpot odds (1 in) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keno | 1,646,492,110,120 |
| 2 | Powerball | 292,201,338 |
| 3 | Mega Millions | 290,472,336 |
| 4 | Bank a Million | 130,504,920 |
| 5 | Super Lotto Plus | 41,416,353 |
| 6 | Lotto America | 25,989,600 |
| 7 | Lotto Texas | 25,827,165 |
| 8 | Bonus Match 5 | 19,575,738 |
| 9 | Wild Money | 16,564,086 |
| 10 | Match 6 | 13,983,816 |
| 11 | Classic Lotto 47 | 10,737,573 |
| 12 | Tri-State Megabucks Plus (this game) | 4,496,388 |
| 13 | All or Nothing | 2,704,156 |
| 14 | Texas Two Step | 1,832,600 |
A brief history
Tri-State Megabucks Plus launched July 12, 2009, replacing the older Megabucks. The Tri-State Lottery itself dates to 1985, making it the oldest multi-jurisdictional lottery in the US — predating both Powerball and Mega Millions.