How to Play New Hampshire Tristate Megabucks Plus (2024)

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Tri-State Megabucks® is a $2 game that starts the jackpot at $1 million and has a second-tier prize of $30,000. Drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets are available to purchase in-store and online through NH iLottery*! It offers the BEST overall odds of any of our draw games at 1 in 5.9!

The Jackpot can be paid in a 30-year annuity for the approximate advertised jackpot amount (30 payments over 29 years) or in a one-lump-sum cash payment.

HOW TO PLAY MEGABUCKS. Choose six different numbers from 1 through 49. Minimum play is two panels for $1. Place wagers by asking for a QUICK PICK or by using the Megabucks playslip.

The last winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket was sold in New Hampshire on May 14, 2022 at Simon's Market in Littleton. Littleton residents Richard Newton and Kathy Boswell claimed the $2.275 million prize and elected to take the one-time cash payout of $1,691,150 million before taxes.

Published March 25, 2014. (NECN: Lauren Collins) - 12.5 million dollars is the largest prize ever given to any one player in the history of the Tri-State Megabucks.

Tri-State Lottery is the terminal-generated game series offered by the Maine, New Hampshire, and/or Vermont lotteries.

Once the maximum bet is made and the reels are spun, landing “MEGABUCKS” symbols along the payline on each of the reels is what it takes to win the hefty prize. Similar to picking winning lottery numbers, it really is that simple to win the Megabucks jackpot.

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The Megabucks jackpot is an annuity. If you take the lump sum payment, you are opting to be paid the "present value" of that annuity--what the promise of future money is worth to you now. That is significantly affected by interest rates; the lower they are, the higher the present value of an annuity.

According to John Robison, the probability of hitting the jackpot is 1 in 49,836,032.

The first batch of free multibucks becomes accessible at tier four of the Battle Pass, requiring some dedicated gameplay to reach this point. Progressing through the Battle Pass involves leveling up, with each tier reached after completing eight levels, and each level requiring 9,000 XP to unlock.

Matching two numbers won't win anything in Mega Millions unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Mega Ball is worth $4. Visit www.megamillions.com for a complete list of payout information.

CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire's first Mega Millions jackpot winner has claimed a $168 million prize from the drawing on Tuesday, July 23. The winner claimed the prize through the Just as B4 Nominee Trust of 2019, Portsmouth, NH, which is facilitated by attorney William S. Shaheen, who will serve as trustee.

The average player is going to make way more cash back at the end of the day with slots. But if you're looking to strike it rich, then state and national lotteries are a good way to give you the hope of one day being a millionaire.

To improve your odds, buy as many tickets as you can. Pick lotteries with a low ticket cost and frequent drawings, such as those that have drawings one or two times a week. You can also try joining a pool where lots of people chip in on tickets, then share the jackpot if someone wins.