How to Play Millionaire for Life

Playing Millionaire for Life is easy, even for a lottery game. There are no confusing add-ons or paid extras, just follow the four steps below:

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Step 1
Choose your numbers

Select five numbers from 1 to 58 and a Bonus Ball from 1 to 5. If you prefer using totally random numbers, use the Quick Pick function on your play slip for the lottery terminal to generate your line(s) for you.

There's room for multiple different games on each Millionaire For Life play slip, in case you want more than one ticket.

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Step 2
Decide how many drawings to enter

You can enter your numbers in up to 90 consecutive Millionaire For Life drawings using a single play slip (depending on the state where you're playing), saving you lots of future trips to the store! Leave this section of your play slip blank if you only want to enter one draw.

Ticket Price
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Step 3
Purchase your tickets

Each Millionaire For Life play costs $5.

To enter today's draw, be sure to purchase your tickets before the cut-off time. This is different from state to state, but is never less than 60 minutes before the draw time.

Safe and Secure
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Step 4
Store Your Tickets Safely

If you lose or damage your ticket, you won't be able to claim any prizes with a lost or damaged lottery ticket, so be sure to keep it safe. Signing the ticket is also recommended, as a safeguard against theft.

Check the Millionaire for Life Numbers online once the draw has been held. Good luck!

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Millionaire For Life draws are held daily, after 10:15 PM CT . Generally, the rules are the same from one state to the next, but each state lottery reserves the right to make their own tweaks and changes (such as optional add-ons offered on the play slip) provided they don't conflict with the main game's rules.

You must be 18 or older in most states to play lottery games, including Millionaire for Life. The exceptions are Iowa and Nebraska, where you must be 21+ or 19+ respectively.

How to Win Millionaire for Life

Millionaire for Life works in a very similar way to its predecessors, Lucky for Life and Cash4Life. To land the grand prize, players simply need to match all five of the main winning numbers plus the Bonus Ball number. Anyone who does this will be taking home $1,000,000 every year for the rest of their lives, or a one-time payment of $18 million if they opt for the one-time cash option.

Besides the jackpot, there are eight other prize categories you can win with, ranging from $8 to a $100,000 lifetime annuity (or $2.2 million as a one-time cash sum). Visit our Odds and Prizes page to get the full rundown.

How to Claim

The important thing to remember about claiming Millionaire for Life prizes is that they can only be redeemed in the state where you played.

Most prizes (usually all prizes under $600) can be claimed in person at a lottery retailer, or you can make your claim by mail. For bigger prizes, you won't be able to claim at the store, so you'll need to either claim by mail or visit a branch of your state's lottery offices. Find out more on our Claiming Prizes page.

*Millionaire for Life is not yet available to play. It will launch in participating states in March 2026.