177-098-0020 Game Description (1) General Information: Mega Millions is a five (5) out of seventy (70) plus one (1) out of twenty-four (24) lottery game, drawn on the day(s), time(s) and location(s) as determined by the Mega Millions Lotteries. Each Mega Millions play will include a multiplier, which is a unique number that is automatically selected by computer software according to the frequency set in OAR 177-098-0050 and printed directly on a Mega Millions ticket. The multiplier increases non-Jackpot Prizes by two times, three times, four times, five times, or ten times the prize won. A Jackpot Prize will be paid at the election of the player made in accordance with these rules or by a default election made in accordance with these rules, either on a graduated annuitized annual pari-mutuel basis or as a cash value option using a rate determined by the Mega Millions Lotteries on a pari-mutuel basis. Except as provided in these rules, all other prizes are paid on a single payment basis. (2) Winning Numbers: Mega Millions winning numbers applicable to determine Mega Millions prizes will be determined on the day(s), time(s), and location(s) as determined by the Mega Millions lotteries. During a drawing event, five (5) numbers shall be drawn from the first field of seventy (70) numbers, and one (1) number shall be drawn from the second field of twenty-four (24) numbers, which shall constitute the winning numbers. For each Mega Millions play, a multiplier will be automatically selected by computer software according to the frequency set forth in OAR 177-098-0050. (3) Selection of Numbers: To play Mega Millions, a player shall select (or computer pick) five (5) different numbers, from a field of one (1) through seventy (70), and one (1) additional number from a second field of one (1) through twenty-four (24). The player selected (or computer picked) number from the second field may be the same as one of the five numbers selected from the first field. A computer-generated multiplier will be included on each Mega Millions play purchased and will multiply lower tier prizes only. The multiplier is including in the price of a Play and is not an add-on. The multiplier is further defined in OAR 177-098-0050. (4) Purchase of Tickets: Tickets can be purchased for five dollars (U.S. $5.00), either from a terminal operated by a retailer (i.e., a clerk-activated terminal) or from a terminal operated by the player (i.e., a player-activated terminal). (a) Purchase from Retailer: If purchased from a retailer, the retailer will issue a ticket, via the terminal, containing the player’s selected set or sets of numbers or other indicia, each of which constitutes a game play. The player may select a set of five (5) numbers from one (1) to seventy (70) and one (1) additional number from one (1) through twenty-four (24) by: (A) Marking six numbered squares in any one number set on a play slip and submitting the play slip to the retailer; or (B) Requesting “Quick Pick” from the retailer. (b) Player-activated Terminal: Tickets can be purchased from a player-activated terminal by use of a touch screen or by inserting a play slip into the machine. (c) Future Drawings: A player may purchase tickets for future consecutive drawings up to the maximum permitted by the Lottery. (5) Player Responsibility: It is the sole responsibility of the player to verify the accuracy of the game play or plays and other data printed on the ticket. A ticket may not be voided or canceled by returning the ticket to the retailer or to the Lottery, including tickets that are printed in error. No ticket may be returned to the Lottery for credit. The placing of plays is done at the player’s own risk through the Lottery retailer, who when entering the play or plays is acting on behalf of the player. When the purchase of a ticket fails to complete because the ticket does not print, the player is responsible for notifying the retailer prior to the drawing(s) on the ticket to obtain a refund or a replacement ticket. (6) Printed Plays: Plays shall be sold through the Lottery and shall be printed on paper that meets the security requirements for paper used in the Lottery's other games and other requirements adopted by the MUSL Board and the Product Group. (7) Entry of Plays: Plays may only be entered as approved by the Lottery. Retailers shall not permit the use of play slips that are not allowed by the Lottery. Retailers shall not permit any device to enter plays, except as allowed by the Lottery. (8) Determination of Winning Numbers: The winning numbers for the Mega Millions game shall be determined at a drawing conducted under the supervision of the Mega Millions Lotteries and the MUSL Board. Winning numbers shall be selected at random with the aid of mechanical drawing equipment or a random number generator. The Lottery Director shall designate a Drawing Manager who shall review and randomly observe the Mega Millions game drawings conducted. Statutory/Other Authority: Or Const, Art XV, § 4(4)(a), ORS chapter 190, ORS 461.120, 461.210, 461.220, 461.230, 461.240, 461.250, 461.260 & 461.300 Statutes/Other Implemented: Or Const, Art XV, § 4, ORS chapter 190, ORS 461.120, 461.210, 461.220, 461.230, 461.240, 461.250, 461.260 & 461.300 History: LOTT 4-2025, amend filed 03/28/2025, effective 04/05/2025 LOTT 11-2022, amend filed 12/16/2022, effective 01/01/2023 LOTT 7-2017, amend filed 10/27/2017, effective 10/31/2017 LOTT 10-2016, f. 9-30-16, cert. ef. 10-18-16 LOTT 5-2013, f. 9-27-13, cert. ef. 10-19-13 LOTT 6-2010, f. 3-18-10, cert. ef. 3-21-10