Millionaire for Life odds: every prize of the nightly game
Millionaire for Life replaced Cash4Life and Lucky for Life on 22 February 2026 and is drawn every night. A line wins the top prize 1 in 22,910,580: five numbers from 1 to 58 and the Millionaire Ball from 1 to 5. It wins something 1 in 8.5.
Odds of every prize
| You match | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 numbers + Millionaire Ball | 1 in 22,910,580 | 0.0000044% |
| 5 numbers, without Millionaire Ball | 1 in 5,727,645 | 0.000017% |
| 4 numbers + Millionaire Ball | 1 in 86,455 | 0.0012% |
| 4 numbers, without Millionaire Ball | 1 in 21,614 | 0.0046% |
| 3 numbers + Millionaire Ball | 1 in 1,663 | 0.060% |
| 3 numbers, without Millionaire Ball | 1 in 416 | 0.24% |
| 2 numbers + Millionaire Ball | 1 in 97.8 | 1.02% |
| 2 numbers, without Millionaire Ball | 1 in 24.4 | 4.09% |
| 1 number + Millionaire Ball | 1 in 15.6 | 6.39% |
The Millionaire Ball comes from a pool of only five, so it matches one line in five. That makes the second prize, five numbers without it, four times as common as the top prize: 1 in 5,727,645. Both top prizes are paid as a yearly income for life.
The most common prize is one number together with the Millionaire Ball, 1 in 15.6; one number without it wins nothing. Two numbers win with or without it, 1 in 24.4 without.
How long the top prize takes
| Tickets a week | Years | Tickets in all | Chance of ever hitting the jackpot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 520 | 0.0023% |
| 1 | 50 | 2,600 | 0.0113% |
| 10 | 10 | 5,200 | 0.0227% |
| 10 | 50 | 26,000 | 0.1134% |
| 100 | 10 | 52,000 | 0.2267% |
| 100 | 50 | 260,000 | 1.1284% |
At one line a week, the top prize takes 440,588 years on average. A line every night divides that by seven: still tens of thousands of years. See the latest Millionaire for Life results, and do more tickets help?
Questions
What are the odds of winning Millionaire for Life?
The top prize, five numbers and the Millionaire Ball, is 1 in 22,910,580. Any prize: 1 in 8.5.
What are the odds of the second prize?
Five numbers without the Millionaire Ball: 1 in 5,727,645.
Do you win anything with just the Millionaire Ball?
Not on its own: the lowest prize needs one main number and the Millionaire Ball, 1 in 15.6. Two main numbers win with or without it.
Odds are exact for one standard ticket and come from the game's published format; prize amounts and ticket prices change and are not shown here. See the methodology. Playing should stay fun: free help.