Which Prize Would These 5 Tickets Win? Check Mega Millions Results in 60 Seconds
Learn to check a Mega Millions ticket in three steps, with five example tickets matched against a real drawing and the full prize table.
Checking a Mega Millions ticket takes less than a minute once you know what to look for. The best way to learn it is to try, so here are five invented tickets, which you can check against a real drawing: the one held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
The drawing
The winning numbers on Oct. 27 were 14, 19, 21, 45 and 67, with a Mega Ball of 3. No ticket matched all six numbers.
How to check a ticket in three steps
- Count the white balls you matched. Compare your five numbers with the five white balls drawn. The order doesn't matter.
- Check the Mega Ball separately. It comes from its own drum, so it only counts if it matches the Mega Ball drawn, not any of the white balls.
- Look up the combination in the prize table. A prize depends on how many white balls you matched and whether the Mega Ball matched too.
The prize table
These are the base prizes for each combination, before any multiplier that may apply:
| White balls matched | Mega Ball matched | Base prize |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Yes | Jackpot |
| 5 | No | $1,000,000 |
| 4 | Yes | $10,000 |
| 4 | No | $500 |
| 3 | Yes | $200 |
| 3 | No | $10 |
| 2 | Yes | $10 |
| 1 | Yes | $7 |
| 0 | Yes | $5 |
Any other combination wins nothing, for example 1 white ball with no Mega Ball.
The five tickets
| Ticket | White balls | Mega Ball |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3, 14, 21, 45, 67 | 9 |
| B | 5, 19, 28, 45, 60 | 3 |
| C | 2, 8, 19, 50, 61 | 11 |
| D | 14, 19, 21, 30, 44 | 17 |
| E | 1, 9, 21, 45, 67 | 3 |
Take a minute to check each one before reading on.
The answers
- Ticket A: $500. It matches four white balls (14, 21, 45 and 67), but not the Mega Ball.
- Ticket B: $10. It matches two white balls (19 and 45) and the Mega Ball.
- Ticket C: no prize. It matches only one white ball (19), and the Mega Ball doesn't match.
- Ticket D: $10. It matches three white balls (14, 19 and 21), but not the Mega Ball.
- Ticket E: $200. It matches three white balls (21, 45 and 67) and the Mega Ball.
Things worth remembering
The Mega Ball can win on its own. A ticket with no white ball matched but the right Mega Ball still wins a prize.
Matching the white balls isn't the same as winning the jackpot. A ticket that matched all five white balls and missed the Mega Ball would have won $1,000,000, the second-highest prize.
The tickets above are invented. They are only meant to show how the matching works.