Maine lottery wheels
Maine has 2 lotto-style games: Tri-State Megabucks and Gimme 5. It also sells Powerball, Mega Millions, Millionaire for Life and Lotto America. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the Maine games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Maine's lotto games, Megabucks and Gimme 5, are shared with New Hampshire and Vermont.
Maine lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-State Megabucks | 5 of 41 + Megaball (1–6) | $2 | 3 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 4,496,388 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $34 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 12 draws |
| Gimme 5 | 5 of 39 | $1 | 5 | A share of $100,000 | 1 in 575,757 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 10 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Maine game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Gimme 5. With 10 of its 39 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 10 draws, about once every 2 weeks.
- For the lowest cost per line: Gimme 5, at $1 a line.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Tri-State Megabucks, at 1 in 4,496,388 per line.
Buying tickets in Maine
- Tickets are sold in stores, not online.
- Paper playslips must be official ones marked by hand; printouts and copies are refused. Copy each line onto a playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Maine State Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Maine State Lottery.
National games in Maine
Other Maine State Lottery games
The Maine State Lottery also runs Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash Pop and Fast Play. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.