Maine Lottery

Find information on the Maine Lottery, which offers players big multi-state games like Powerball and Mega Millions and exciting tri-state games Megabucks, Pick 3, Pick 4, and Gimme 5. You can also play Cash Pop in the Pine Tree State. Read on for the drawing schedule, game information, how to claim a prize, and more, as well as details of a $1.35 billion jackpot won in the state.

Monday September 21, 2026

Next Jackpot:

$1,775,000

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Tuesday September 22, 2026

Next Jackpot:

$100,000

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Wednesday September 23, 2026 - Midday

Top Prize:

$500

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Wednesday September 23, 2026 - Midday

Top Prize:

$5,000

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Wednesday September 23, 2026 - 2:30 PM

Top Prize:

$2,500

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Maine Lottery at a Glance

Date Launched

Established in 1973, with operations beginning a year later

Games Offered

Multi-state draw games, tri-state games, Cash Pop, Instants

Contribution to Good Causes

More than $1.2 billion transferred to the state’s General Fund

Can Winners Stay Anonymous?

Winners can only stay anonymous by claiming through a trust

Our Featured Scratchcard for Maine!

All The Money

Cost: $2.00

Odds of Winning: 4.17

Start Date: 05/07/2026

Draw Schedule

Maine takes part in a wide range of games, meaning there's always something to play for! Find out when you can play each lottery.

Overview

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

All Draws

	Maine Megabucks	Monday: 7:59pm Wednesday: 7:59pm Saturday: 7:59pm
	Maine Gimme 5	Everyday: 6:55pm
	Maine Pick 3	Everyday: 1:10pm Everyday: 6:55pm
	Maine Pick 4	Everyday: 1:10pm Everyday: 6:55pm
	Maine Cash Pop	Everyday: 8:30am Everyday: 11:30am Everyday: 2:30pm Everyday: 6:30pm Everyday: 11:30pm

Upcoming Monday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Gimme 5 Draw: 6:55 PM	$100,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Megabucks Draw: 7:59 PM	$1,775,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Tuesday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Gimme 5 Draw: 6:55 PM	$100,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Wednesday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	Already passed
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	Already passed
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	Already passed
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	Already passed
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	Already passed
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Gimme 5 Draw: 6:55 PM	$100,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Megabucks Draw: 7:59 PM	$1,775,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Thursday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Gimme 5 Draw: 6:55 PM	$100,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Friday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Gimme 5 Draw: 6:55 PM	$100,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Saturday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Megabucks Draw: 7:59 PM	$1,775,000 Estimated jackpot	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Upcoming Sunday draws

Maine Cash Pop Draw: 8:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 AM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Midday Draw: 1:10 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 2:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 6:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 3 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Pick 4 Evening Draw: 6:55 PM	$5,000 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw
Maine Cash Pop Draw: 11:30 PM	$2,500 Top Prize	0d 0h 0m 0s Until the draw

Maine Lottery Games

Megabucks

Megabucks is the Tri-State game with three draws a week and a jackpot of at least $1 million. To take part, you must mark five numbers from 1 to 41 and one Megaball number from a separate set of 1 to 6 on your play slip.

About Megabucks

Gimme 5

Gimme 5 is the draw game you can play every week day at 6:59 PM ET for the opportunity to win up to $100,000. To start playing, select five numbers from 1 to 39 and decide how many draws to enter.

About Gimme 5

Pick 3

Pick 3 is drawn twice a day and offers prizes of up to 500 times your wager amount. You can decide on your bet amount and there are lots of ways to play, making it ideal for anyone who loves to strategize.

About Pick 3

Pick 4

Pick 4 works in a similar way to Pick 3 but has bigger prizes - up to $5,000 on a $1 wager. There are two draws a day, lots of ways to play and you can even decide on your bet amount.

About Pick 4

Cash Pop

Cash Pop is a single-digit game offered by the Maine Lottery which has five drawings a day, from the Early Bird at 8:30 AM ET to the Night Owl at 11:30 PM ET. You only have to pick one number from 1 to 15 to take part, although you can select more to boost your chances of winning.

About Cash Pop

Biggest Lottery Winners

As one of the least populated states, it is no surprise that Maine has not seen as many Powerball or Mega Millions wins as other locations, but actually been home to one of the biggest-ever jackpots. There are also lots of winners every day across the ME Lottery’s wide range of other games.

#1 - Mega Millions

$1,350,000,000

Maine Record Holder

January 13, 2023

Friday the 13th is usually a date associated with bad luck, but on this occasion it turned out to be very fortunate indeed for a Maine ticket holder who grabbed the biggest lottery prize in the history of the Pine Tree State. The winner waited a few weeks to come forward and claimed their money through a limited liability company called LaKoma Island Investments LLC.

#2 - Lucky for Life

$5,750,000

$5.75 Million won in Eddington

April 28, 2025

A woman from Eddington, Gloria Black, matched all the numbers in this Lucky for Life draw to land the top prize of $1,000 a day for life. When she came forward to claim the money in early June, she instead opted to take the cash lump sum of $5.75 million. The store that sold the winning ticket, Paradis Shop ‘n Save in Brewer, received a $50,000 bonus.

#3 - Powerball

$1,000,000

Millionaire in Passadumkeag

January 1, 2020

The Maine Lottery has created multiple second-tier prizes in Powerball and Mega Millions, worth $1 million or more. Passadumkeag resident Blaine Marston also had the distinction of being the first Powerball millionaire of the year – a promotion which saw players from across the U.S. win VIP trips to New York. One of these finalists, Maine’s Marston, was then selected at random as the winner.

How to Claim Lottery Winnings

If you've won a Maine Lottery prize, then you will have one year from the date of the drawing or the announced end of game date (for instant tickets) to claim your winnings. For Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot wins, you have to decide within 60 days of the date you claim your prize whether you want to take the annuity or the cash option.

The Maine Lottery has an obligation to disclose who has won major prizes, but you can effectively stay anonymous by claiming through a legal trust.

Federal taxes are withheld at 24 percent on all prizes above $5,000, while the rate of state tax is 7.15 percent.

Depending on the value of your prize, there are a number of ways to claim.

History of the Maine Lottery

The Maine Lottery has been paying out great cash prizes and supporting great causes in the state for over 40 years.

The Maine Lottery was established in 1973 after state voters approved its creation. The first drawing was held on June 27th, 1974 and the numbers were drawn by the state's governor, Kenneth M. Curtis. The Tri-State Lottery was approved in April 1985, with Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont agreeing to share games between the three states. The Maine Lottery joined Lotto*America in July 1990, but left when the game ended in April 1992 and was replaced by Powerball. Tickets for the popular multi-state lottery game went back on sale in Maine in 2004 and the state joined Mega Millions in May 2010.

In January 2023, Maine celebrated its first jackpot win in either Powerball or Mega Millions, and it was one of the biggest of all time – a $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize. The winning ticket was sold at Hometown Gas & Grill in the town of Maine. The winner opted to stay anonymous.

In June 2024, the Maine Lottery expanded its range of games when it introduced Cash Pop, an innovative new game where only one number is selected between 1 and 15 in each draw.

Revenue raised from Maine Lottery ticket sales is allocated to the state's General Fund. Over $1.2 billion has been transferred to the fund since 1974. The money is distributed to a variety of programs and services throughout the state. When you play Maine Lottery games, you're not just funding your own dreams - you're helping your fellow residents!