Question: how to calculate the probability of winning mega millions?
Answer: Since Mega Millions modified the formula, players now pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and a Mega number of 1 to 25. The odds of winning the jackpot are now 1 in 302,575,350, the Post reported. The chance of winning both is at least 1 in 88 quadrillion (that's 88 followed by 15 zeros).