How to Play Oregon Megabucks?
For every dollar you play, you get two sets of six numbers for two chances to win Megabucks. Just say "Give me a Megabucks
Quick Pick." You'll get a Megabucks ticket like the one shown below. Megabucks jackpots start at $1 million and grow until
someone wins!
The more numbers you match, the more you win. Win prizes by matching 3, 4, 5, or 6 numbers on one line. Megabucks is a parimutuel
game. Except for the 3 of 6 prize, the amount of the prizes is determined by the size of the prize pools and the number of
winning tickets. Overall odds of winning a prize, 1:25. Estimated Prize payout is 70%.
Players with the winning Megabucks jackpot prize ticket have the option of receiving their prize as a single payment. This
choice must be made within 60 days of the date the winning ticket is validated. The cash prize is one half of the advertised
jackpot amount, less federal and state withholding taxes.
Claim Prize
At a Lottery Retailer
All Lottery retailers can pay you for Megabucks prizes up to and including $600.
At the Lottery Office in Salem
All Megabucks prizes over $600 are paid at the Lottery office in Salem. On-line game prizes over $600 may be collected at
the Lottery office in Salem beginning the day after the drawing or those prizes may be claimed via mail.
Via Mail Using Winner Claim Form
If you want to claim prizes over $600 via mail, you must read and complete the Winner Claim Form.
Please print the claim form and complete all information. The original ticket and completed Winner Claim Form must be claimed
via mail or in person at the Oregon Lottery office in Salem. Winner Claim Forms may not be faxed or e-mailed to the Lottery
.
Kicker
Add Kicker To Win Bigger Prizes!
Add the Kicker option by paying an extra $1 for every $1 played on Megabucks. You win four times as much when you match four
or five numbers. Win $4 when you match three numbers.
Consecutive Drawings
Select how many drawings you want to play your numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 drawings.
Another Way to Play - Use A Game Slip
To choose your own numbers, pick up a Megabucks game slip and fill it out. Just pick six numbers for each set from a set
of 48 possible numbers (1-48). Select the number of draws, and if you would like to add Kicker. Give your completed Megabucks
game slip to your Lottery retailer, or insert it into a player-operated terminal along with money to buy your ticket.
Payout Options (Cash/Annuity)
When Megabucks jackpot pize winners come to the Lottery to claim their prize, they have the option of choosing between cash
or annuity payments. The one-time cash payment will be approximately half the advertised jackpot amount. The annuity payment
is paid in 25 annual installments. |
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