Monday, December 18, 2017

See The Startling Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions Jackpot

A long exposure loosely resembling lightning bolts in Michigan. © Evan's Studio, 2017
A long exposure loosely resembling lightning bolts in Michigan. © Evan's Studio, 2017

The Current Mega Millions Jackpot

The current Mega Millions jackpot (as of May 15th, 2022) is estimated to be $112 million dollars.

Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions Jackpot

According to the Mega Millions How To Play website, your odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. That translates into a .000000330% chance that you win the Mega Millions jackpot. In other words, you have a 99.99999967% chance that you won't win the Mega Millions jackpot.

Winning The Mega Millions Jackpot Vs. Being Struck By Lightning

According to the CDC, the odds of being struck by lightning are 1 in 500,000. That translates into a .0002% chance that you will be struck by lightning. In other words, you have a 99.9998% chance that you won't be struck by lightning. 

To put that in perspective - that means that you have a 605 x greater chance of being struck by lightning than winning the Mega Millions jackpot.

The Probability That You Will Win the Mega Millions Jackpot And Be Struck By Lightning

The chances of you winning the Mega Millions Jackpot and being struck by lightning are .00000000000066%.  Check out this probability caclulator if you'd like to see more in depth explanations.