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Mega Millions (which began as The Big Game in 1996, which was renamed to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; it is offered in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was in 2002; see below. (What is now Mega Millions initially was offered in six states; the logo for all versions of the game following the retiring of the The Big Game name featured a gold-colored ball with six stars to represent the game's initial membership.)
Under the current version's regulations for Mega Millions (see below for details on the October 28, 2017 format change), the minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $15 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5 percent each year (unless the cash option is chosen; see below for differences by lotteries on cash/annuity choice regulations.) The jackpot increases when there is no top-prize winner[1] (see below for information on how the Mega Millions jackpot is funded.)
Reflecting common practice among American lotteries, the jackpot is advertised as a nominal value of annual installments. A cash value option (the usual choice), when chosen by a jackpot winner, pays the approximate present value of the installments. Mega Millions' current format began on October 19, 2013; its first drawing was three days later. Mega Millions uses a 5/75 (for the white balls) plus 1/15 (for the "Mega Ball") double matrix to select its winning numbers.
Each game costs one dollar. Of the 46 Mega Millions jurisdictions, all but California offer an option, called Megaplier (plays with the Megaplier are $2 each) where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The Megaplier was made available to all Mega Millions jurisdictions in January 2011; it began as an option available only in Texas. Mega Millions is drawn at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays.[1] Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries;[2] the drawings are held at the studios of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] supervised by the Georgia Lottery.
In the December 17, 2013 drawing, the current 5/75 + 1/15 format produced its first two jackpot winners, sharing a jackpot worth $648 million (annuity value; the cash value was $347,639,485), which is the second highest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The two jackpot-winning tickets were sold in San Jose, California and in Atlanta, Georgia.
On October 28, 2017, Mega Millions will undergo its most significant format change: plays will be $2 each ($3 with the Megaplier); 12 of the 46 Mega Millions members will give players a "jackpot-only" option (called Just the Jackpot) of two plays for $3.[3][4][5]
The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history was $656 million annuity value (with a cash option of $474 million) for the March 30, 2012 drawing, in which there were three jackpot-winning tickets; one each in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland. All three tickets had been claimed by April 18, with each set of winners choosing the cash option of $158 million.[6]
Contents
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1 The 2010 expansion of Mega Millions and Powerball
2 Current Mega Millions members
3 History
3.1 The Big Game
3.2 The Big Game Mega Millions
3.3 2010 cross-sell expansion
3.4 October 2013 format change; current version
3.5 October 2017 format/price point change
3.5.1 Just the Jackpot option
4 Record jackpots
5 How the drawings are held
6 Versions of (The Big Game) Mega Millions
6.1 Megaplier
6.2 Winning and probability
6.3 Payment options
6.4 Claiming prizes
7 Drawings
8 Record jackpots (listed by cash value)
9 Revenue
10 Miscellany
11 See also
12 Notes
13 External links
The 2010 expansion of Mega Millions and Powerball[edit]
Mega Millions lottery tickets from New Jersey (left) and New York; see below for rule variations among the game's 46 members, including where the Just the Jackpot option will be offered beginning October 28, 2017
On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in American lottery jurisdictions, with the two groups referred to as the "Mega Power Lottery"[7] by many users. The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010; likewise, 10 Mega Millions members began selling Powerball tickets for their first drawing the next day. Montana (joining Mega Millions on March 1, 2010) was the first jurisdiction to add either game after the cross-sell expansion. Nebraska (March 20, 2010), Oregon (March 28, 2010), Arizona (April 18, 2010), Maine (May 9, 2010), Colorado and South Dakota (the latter two on May 16, 2010) also have joined Mega Millions since the expansion.
As of January 2016, there are 46 lotteries offering Mega Millions and Powerball; Florida joined Mega Millions in May 2013. (Puerto Rico, whose lottery began in the 1930s, currently does not offer Mega Millions).
Before the agreement, the only stores which sold Mega Millions and Powerball tickets were retailers whose business was on a border between jurisdictions which sold competing games.
The current Mega Millions format began in October 2013; the game will use a different double matrix as of October 2017. Mega Millions plays will become $2 per game upon the format change; it is unknown exactly how the "Megaplier" will be utilized.
Current Mega Millions members[edit]
As of October 2017, Mega Millions is available in 44 states and the District of Columbia (in blue), plus the US Virgin Islands (not shown)
Mega Millions replaced The Big Game in 2002 (see below for the evolution of the name Mega Millions).
Mega Millions lottery tickets from New York, Delaware, and Maryland
Lottery
Mega Millions
Arizona 000000002010-04-18-0000April 18, 2010
Arkansas 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
California 000000002005-06-22-0000June 22, 2005
Connecticut 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Colorado 000000002010-05-16-0000May 16, 2010
Delaware 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
District of Columbia 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Florida 000000002013-05-15-0000May 15, 2013
Georgia 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Idaho 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Illinois 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Indiana 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Iowa 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Kansas 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Kentucky 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Louisiana 000000002011-11-16-0000November 16, 2011
Maine 000000002010-05-09-0000May 9, 2010
Maryland 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Massachusetts 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Michigan 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Minnesota 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Missouri 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Montana 000000002010-03-01-0000March 1, 2010
Nebraska 000000002010-03-20-0000March 20, 2010
New Hampshire 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
New Jersey 000000001999-05-26-0000May 26, 1999
New Mexico 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
New York 000000002002-05-17-0000May 17, 2002
North Carolina 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
North Dakota 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Ohio 000000002002-05-17-0000May 17, 2002
Oklahoma 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Oregon 000000002010-03-28-0000March 28, 2010
Pennsylvania 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Rhode Island 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
South Carolina 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
South Dakota 000000002010-05-16-0000May 16, 2010
Tennessee 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Texas 000000002003-12-05-0000December 5, 2003
US Virgin Islands 000000002010-11-14-0000November 14, 2010
Vermont 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Virginia 000000001996-09-06-0000September 6, 1996
Washington 000000002002-06-01-0000June 2002
West Virginia 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Wisconsin 000000002010-01-31-0000January 31, 2010
Wyoming 000000002014-08-24-0000August 24, 2014
In most cases, a lottery joining Mega Millions on or after January 31, 2010 offered Powerball before the MUSL cross-sell expansion.
The states of Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, and Utah do not sell lottery tickets.
History[edit]
The Big Game[edit]
The Big Game logo prior to the Mega Millions name change.
Tickets for The Big Game began to be sold in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Virginia on August 31, 1996. The Big Game was the brainchild of the then-lottery directors Rebecca Paul (of the Georgia Lottery) and Penelope W. Kyle (of the Virginia Lottery.) The Big Game initially was drawn weekly, on Friday.
The Georgia Lottery was a member of MUSL at the time and wanted to sell both games for the remainder of 1996; however, within a few days, Georgia was forcibly removed from MUSL, returning with the 2010 cross-selling expansion.
Beginning in January 1999, jackpot winners were given the option to receive their prize in cash. In May 1999, New Jersey joined The Big Game, the only jurisdiction to enter as a participant before The Big Game became Mega Millions in 2002.
The Big Game Mega Millions[edit]
The Big Game Mega Millions logo following the addition of the name Mega Millions
Ohio and New York joined the The Big Game consortium on May 15, 2002, when the game was renamed The Big Game Mega Millions, temporarily retaining the old name and the original "gold ball" logo. The "Big Money Ball" became the "Mega Ball." While the game's name was altered, the yellow ball in the new Mega Millions logo continued to read "The Big Game" until February 2003, after which it was replaced with six stars representing the original members of the consortium. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was held two days later, on May 17. The Mega Millions trademark is owned by the Illinois Lottery. The first three lotteries to join Mega Millions were Washington (in September 2002), Texas (in 2003) and California (in 2005); California was the last addition to Mega Millions before the cross-sell expansion of 2010. Montana joined Mega Millions on March 1, 2010, the first addition to Mega Millions after the cross-sell expansion.
When Texas joined Mega Millions in 2003, it began offering an option, initially available only to Texas Lottery players, known as the Megaplier, which was similar to the then-current version of Powerball's Power Play. The 11 Mega Millions lotteries without Megaplier on the January 31, 2010 cross-selling date gradually added the multiplier option; by January 2011, all Mega Millions lotteries, except for California, offered the Megaplier. The Texas Lottery owns the trademark to Megaplier.[8]
On June 24, 2005, to commemorate California joining Mega Millions, that night's drawing was held in Hollywood, with Carrie Underwood assisting host Glenn Burns for the draw.
For the November 15, 2005 drawing, a group called "The Lucky 7" held the only jackpot-winning ticket, purchased in Anaheim, California, winning $315 million. They chose the cash option, splitting $175 million before federal withholdings.[9] This remains the largest prize won by a single Mega Millions ticket.
On March 6, 2007, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $390 million,[10] which is the record for the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot was shared by two tickets, both matching the numbers of 16-22-29-39-42 and Mega Ball 20. Both winners chose the cash option, with each share $116,557,083 before withholdings.[11]
2010 cross-sell expansion[edit]
The New Jersey Lottery, among others, in early 2009 announced it would seek permission to sell Powerball tickets alongside Mega Millions. In October 2009, an agreement between Mega Millions and MUSL allowed all U.S. lotteries, including New Jersey's, to offer both games. On January 31, 2010, Mega Millions expanded to include the then-23 MUSL members; as of that date, 35 jurisdictions were participating in Mega Millions. On the same day, 10 existing Mega Millions-participating lotteries began selling Powerball tickets. Ohio joined Powerball on April 16, 2010. On March 1, 2010, Montana became the first MUSL member to add Mega Millions after the cross-sell expansion. Nebraska became the 37th Mega Millions participating member on March 20, 2010, followed by Oregon as the 38th member on March 28, Arizona as the 39th member on April 18, and Maine as 40th Mega Millions participant on May 9, 2010. Colorado and South Dakota added Mega Millions on May 16, 2010, bringing the total to 42 jurisdictions.
The most recent additions to Mega Millions were the U.S. Virgin Islands, in October 2010, and Louisiana in November 2011. Florida joined Mega Millions on May 15, 2013; the first drawing to include Florida-bought tickets was two days later.
Presumably due to their experience with the Power Play option for Powerball, all 23 lotteries joining Mega Millions on January 31, 2010 immediately offered Megaplier to their players. The Megaplier continues to be drawn by Texas Lottery computers, as California does not offer the multiplier. Montana, offering Powerball before the expansion date, became the 24th lottery to offer the Megaplier, followed by Nebraska (the 25th), Oregon (the 26th), Arizona (as the 27th) and Maine (as the 28th lottery to offer the Megaplier option). After Colorado and South Dakota joined Mega Millions, this raised the number of lotteries offering the Megaplier to 37.
Mega Millions tickets bought with the Megaplier option, beginning September 12, 2010, automatically won $1 million (instead of $250,000) if the five white balls – but excluding the Mega Ball – are matched.
On March 13, 2010, New Jersey became the first Mega Millions participant (just before the cross-sell expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning ticket for Powerball after joining that game. The ticket was worth over $211 million annuity (the cash option was chosen). On May 28, 2010, North Carolina became the first Powerball member (just before the cross-selling expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket after joining Mega Millions, with an annuity jackpot of $12 million.
In January 2012, Mega Millions' rival Powerball was altered; among the changes were a price increase of $1 for each play, as a result, a base game costs $2, or $3 with the Power Play option. At the time, there were no plans to change the price of a Mega Millions play, with or without the Megaplier (see below for the 2017 format change that includes the base price for a Mega Millions play to be raised to $2.) The price increase for playing Powerball was a major factor in Louisiana deciding to pursue joining Mega Millions, as that state's lottery joined Mega Millions on November 16, 2011.
October 2013 format change; current version[edit]
The final 5/56 + 1/46 Mega Millions drawing was held on October 18, 2013; that night's jackpot of $37 million was not won. The first drawing under the current 5/75 + 1/15 format -- which saw the jackpot estimate "leap" to $55 million due to the change in the annuity structure -- occurred on October 22, 2013. The minimum jackpot is now $15 million, with rollovers of at least $5 million. Second prize (5+0) is now $1 million cash. Players now choose 5 of 75 white ball numbers, and the "Gold Ball" number out of 15.
The Megaplier option remained; it now includes a 5x multiplier. The Megaplier applies to all prizes except the jackpot; a 5+0 play with the Megaplier wins $5 million cash.
Former (through October 18, 2013) and current prize tiers, based on a $1 play:
Match 5+0: $250,000/$1 million
Match 4+MB: $10,000/$5,000
Match 4+0: $150/$500
Match 3+MB: $150/$50
Match 3+0: $7/$5
Match 2+MB: $10/$5
Match 1+MB: $3/$2
Match 0+MB: $2/$1
Payouts in California remain pari-mutuel.
The current odds of winning or sharing a Mega Millions jackpot 1 in about 258.9 million. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 14.71, including the base $1 prize for a "Mega Ball"-only match.
Prizes and odds:
5 numbers plus the Mega Ball (5+1): 1 in 258,890,850
5 numbers but not the Mega Ball (5+0): 1 in 17,259,390
4+1: 1 in 739,688
4+0: 1 in 52,835
3+1: 1 in 10,720
3+0: 1 in 766
2+1: 1 in 473
1+1: 1 in 56
Mega Ball only: 1 in 21[12]
The odds for winning the $1 prize, 1 in 21, reflect the possibility of matching at least one of the white balls, as well as the Mega Ball. The overall odds of winning any prize in Mega Millions is 1 in 14.7, accounting for all nine prize categories.
The annuity -- which was 20 annual payments (no cash option was available) when The Big Game began -- changed from 26 equal yearly installments to 30 graduated annual payments (increasing 5 percent yearly) with the format change on October 19, 2013.
October 2017 format/price point change[edit]
On October 28, 2017, the price of a Mega Millions play will double, to $2 (the current price of a Cash4Life, Lucky for Life, or Powerball play.) The first drawing under the new price point will be October 31, 2017. The Mega Millions double matrix will change, from 5/75 + 1/15 to 5/70 + 1/25.[13] The starting jackpot will be raised to $40 million, with minimum rollovers of $5 million. The "Megaplier" option (which will again not be offered in California) will be retained, with an adjustment to its multipliers.
Despite two tickets sharing the October 13, 2017 Mega Millions jackpot (and any jackpot-winning tickets for drawings through October 27, 2017), the Mega Millions consortium will guarantee a $40 million (annuity value) jackpot for all drawings beginning October 31, 2017 even if sales would not otherwise produce such an estimate.
Mega Millions prize tiers effective October 28, 2017 (changed amounts in boldface) for a $2 base play (except prizes won in California):
5+MB: Jackpot; starting jackpot raised to $40 million (annuity value)
5+0: $1,000,000
4+MB: $10,000 (currently $5,000)
4+0: $500 ($500)
3+MB: $200 ($50)
3+0: $10 ($5)
2+MB: $10 ($5)
1+MB: $4 ($2)
0+MB: $2 ($1)
The current Mega Millions prize structure allocates roughly 68 percent of the prize pool for the jackpot. The October 2017 format change will increase the jackpot allocation to about 75 percent.
Just the Jackpot option[edit]
Each of the 46 Mega Millions participants, in preparation for the October 28, 2017 format change, were given the choice of offering a $3, two-game play (to be called Just the Jackpot). A player choosing this option will not be eligible for any of the eight lower-tier prizes; therefore, the Megaplier option will not be available for Just the Jackpot wagers.
Seven lotteries will offer the Just the Jackpot option upon the format change: Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Virginia, although (as of October 26, 2017) the lotteries of Kansas, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have committed to adding Just the Jackpot after the format change, with other lotteries potentially adding it. Not known is whether a second series of playslips would be printed for lotteries offering Just the Jackpot beginning after the October 28, 2017 format change.
Just the Jackpot wagers and regular Mega Millions plays will be printed on separate tickets; in addition, depending on each participating lottery's regulations, Just the Jackpot wagers may or may not allow the player to choose their numbers.
Record jackpots[edit]
The largest Mega Millions jackpot, advertised as $640 million at the time of the drawing (annuitized) or $462 million (cash value), was drawn on March 30, 2012. The initial estimate for that drawing (following the March 27 drawing, which was $363 million annuity) was $476 million (later increased to $500 million and again to $540 million); brisk ticket sales pushed the jackpot values, both annuitized (to $656 million) and the cash option ($474 million) higher. The amount spent on Mega Millions for drawings following its previous jackpot win, on January 24, 2012, was at least $1.5 billion.[14] three jackpot-winning tickets had been confirmed (Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland).[15]
Mega Millions' second-largest jackpot, $648 million, was for the December 17, 2013 drawing. Two winning tickets, one each from California and Georgia, were sold. The holder of the Georgia ticket claimed the next morning; they selected the cash option, which amounted to $173,819,742.50 before withholdings. The holder of the California ticket claimed on January 3, 2014. (The California ticket holder received an equal share, but potentially a larger cash-option amount, as California lottery winnings are exempt from state income tax)."[3][4][5][16] [17]
Mega Millions' third-largest jackpot, $540 million, was for the July 8, 2016 drawing. One ticket from Indiana won the jackpot; the winner chose the cash option.[18]
Mega Millions' fourth-largest jackpot, $414 million, was for the March 18, 2014 drawing. Two tickets, one each from Florida and Maryland, split the prize; both sets of winners chose the cash option, splitting $230.9 million (as noted below, interest rates change, resulting in different ratios between the cash values and annuity values of jackpots).
Mega Millions' fifth-largest jackpot annuity value ($390 million) was for the March 6, 2007 drawing. Two tickets, one each from Georgia and New Jersey, won $195 million (annuity value) each. The holders of each ticket also chose the cash option.
How the drawings are held[edit]
Two drawing machines are used in each Mega Millions drawing. The model used for Mega Millions is the Criterion II, manufactured by Smartplay International of Edgewater Park, New Jersey. The balls are moved around by means of counter-rotating arms which randomly mix the balls. Individually, the five white balls, several seconds apart, drop through a hole in the bottom of the mixing drum.
Versions of (The Big Game) Mega Millions[edit]
Versions of The Big Game and Mega Millions have used different matrices:
Start Date
5 white balls out of
Mega Balls
Jackpot odds
September 6, 1996 50 25 1:52,969,000
January 13, 1999 50 36 1:76,275,360
May 15, 2002 52 52 1:135,145,920
June 22, 2005 56 46 1:175,711,536
October 19, 2013 75 15 1:258,890,850
October 28, 2017 70 25 1:302,575,350
Megaplier[edit]
Mega Millions players, in 45 of its 46 jurisdictions, have the option to activate a multiplier, called Megaplier; it is functionally similar to Powerball's Power Play. (Neither Megaplier nor Power Play are offered in California because its state penal code distinguishes between a "lottery" in which the bank cannot be "broken", and a "banked game" whose bank theoretically could be broken; only a "lottery" was authorized by the state Lottery Act.) By doubling the wager in a Mega Millions game (to $2), players have an opportunity to multiply any non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4 or 5. The Megaplier is drawn by the Texas Lottery (before the cross-sell expansion on January 31, 2010, it was the only lottery to offer Megaplier), which is drawn by a random number generator (RNG). Megaplier differs from Power Play in that the odds for each Megaplier possibility are not uniform.[19]
Megaplier
Current odds (Oct. 19, 2013-Oct. 27, 2017)
Future odds (effective Oct. 28, 2017)
2x 1:7.5 1:3
3x 1:3.75 1:2.5
4x 1:5 1:5
5x 1:2.5 1:15
Megaplier wagers made for drawings from September 12, 2010 through October 18, 2013 that won second prize (then $250,000) were automatically elevated to 4x, winning $1 million. This "guarantee" did not carry over to the current version of Mega Millions, although the $1 million second prize becomes $5 million if the Megaplier is 5x.
Winning and probability[edit]
Current Mega Millions odds (beginning October 19, 2013):[20]
Matches[21]
Prize
Approximate probability of winning
Normal balls (pool of 75) Mega ball (pool of 15)
5 1 Jackpot[22] 1 in 258,890,850
5 0 $1 million 1 in 18,492,204
4 1 $5,000 1 in 739,688
4 0 $500 1 in 52,835
3 1 $50 1 in 10,720
3 0 $5 1 in 766
2 1 $5 1 in 473
1 1 $2 1 in 56
0 1 $1 1 in 21
The probability and odds can be taken into a mathematical perspective: The probability of winning the jackpot is 1:(75C5) x (15); that is: 75 ways for the first white ball times 74 ways for the second times 73 for the third times 72 for the fourth times 71 for the last white ball divided by 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1, or 5!, and this number is then multiplied by 15 (15 possible numbers for the "Megaball"). Therefore, (75 x 74 x 73 x 72 x 71)/ (5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1) x 15 = 258,890,850, which means any combination of five white balls plus the Megaball has a 1:258,890,850 chance of winning the jackpot. Similarly, the odds for second prize are 1:(75C5) x (15/14) = 1: 18,492,204 chance of winning. The overall probability of winning any prize is 1 in 14.7. If there are no jackpot winners for a specific drawing, the jackpot will keep increasing, however, the odds will still remain the same.
Mega Millions has an "equal payout" after it reaches $363 million. This takes into account the smaller prizes and the taxes associated with the payouts. This calculation assumes that the player does not add the "Megaplier" as this additional $1 wins 38 cents on average. Additionally, this assumes that the jackpot is never split, which they sometimes are. When considering only the jackpot (negating smaller prizes and taxes), one would have to buy 258.9 million tickets in order to ensure that someone wins; this allows for profit with a jackpot higher than that amount.
Payouts prior to October 18, 2013:
Matches[21]
Prize
Approximate probabilityof winning
Normal balls (pool of 56) Mega ball (pool of 46)
5 1 Jackpot[22] 1 in 175,711,536 (56C5×46)[23][24]
5 0 $250,000 1 in 3,904,701 (56C5×46/45)[25]
4 1 $10,000 1 in 689,065 [26]
4 0 $150 1 in 15,313[27]
3 1 $150 1 in 13,781[28]
2 1 $10 1 in 844[29]
3 0 $7 1 in 306[30]
1 1 $3 1 in 141[31]
0 1 $2 1 in 74.8 (the probability for this prize is not 1:46, because there is the possibility of matching at least one of the "white" balls, which decreases the likelihood of matching only the "Mega Ball")[20]
Overall probabilities: 1 in 755 of winning any of the top six prizes,[20] 1 in 40 of winning any prize.[32]
In California, prize levels are paid on a parimutuel basis, rather than the fixed lower-tier amounts for winners in other Mega Millions jurisdictions. California's eight lower-tier Mega Millions prize pools are separate from those shared by the other 45 lotteries. California's second prize is a "secondary jackpot"; its payout sometimes exceeds $1 million cash, even though California does not offer the Megaplier.[33]
Payment options[edit]
In Georgia, New Jersey and Texas, players must choose, in advance, whether they wish to collect a jackpot in cash or annuity. Georgia and New Jersey winners can change an annuity ticket to cash should they be eligible for a jackpot share; however, the choice is binding in Texas.
If a jackpot prize is not claimed within the respective jurisdiction's time limit, each of the 46 Mega Millions members get back the money they contributed to that jackpot. Each of the 46 lotteries have rules in regards to unclaimed prizes; most Mega Millions members set aside unclaimed winnings for educational purposes.[34][35]
In 2007, a $31 million prize went unclaimed in New York.[36] Many prizes of $250,000 each have been unclaimed, including several in Michigan for 2007 drawings.[37]
Claiming prizes[edit]
Mega Millions winners have either 180 days (California non-jackpot prizes only) or one year to claim prizes, including the jackpot (although some Mega Millions winners lose the right to collect a jackpot in cash if they wait more than 60 days after the drawing).
The minimum age to purchase a Mega Millions ticket is 18, except in Arizona, Iowa and Louisiana, where the minimum is 21, and Nebraska; its minimum is 19. Generally (an exception is Virginia), minors can win on tickets received as gifts; the rules according to each Mega Millions member vary for minors receiving prizes.
Rules vary according to the applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdiction where the ticket is sold, and the winner's residence (e.g. if a New Jerseyan wins on a ticket bought near their workplace in Manhattan). Mega Millions winnings are exempt from state income tax in California, while New Hampshire, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Washington do not have an income tax. On the other hand, some residents of New York City and Yonkers, New York pay three levels of income tax, as these cities levy income taxes.
Drawings[edit]
Drawings are usually held at the studios of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.[1][38] The original host was WSB's chief meteorologist, Glenn Burns. Currently, most drawings are emceed by the full-time host of Georgia Lottery drawings, John Crow, with Brian Hooker the main substitute host. For larger jackpots, the drawing sometimes is moved to Times Square, with New York Lottery announcer Yolanda Vega co-hosting.
Before Jan 31, 2010, Mega Millions was the only multi-jurisdictional lottery whose drawings were carried nationally, instead of airing only on stations in participating jurisdictions. Powerball drawings began to air after that date nationally via Chicago-based cable superstation WGN-TV. WGN simulcasts Mega Millions drawings on its national WGN America feed on Tuesdays and Fridays immediately following WGN's 9pm (Central Time) newscast, with Powerball drawings being aired on Wed and Sat (though both games' drawings air a min later than on some other television stations.) WGN serves as a default carrier of both major games where no local television station carries either multi-jurisdictional lottery's drawings. Powerball drawings were removed from WGN America in late 2014 when it ceased carrying WGN's newscasts.
Record jackpots (listed by cash value)[edit]
Cash value (in millions USD) Annuity value (in millions USD)
Drawing date
Winner(s)
Description
$474 $656 March 30, 2012 3 (MD, KS, IL) World's second largest jackpot (cash or annuity)
$347.7[16] $648[5] December 17, 2013 2 (CA, GA) Second-largest annuity value
$240 $380 January 4, 2011 2 (ID, WA)
$233 $390 March 6, 2007 2 (GA, NJ)
$224 $400 March 18, 2014 2 (FL, MD)
$210 $336 August 28, 2009 2 (CA, NY) NY winner chose annuity (the cash/annuity choice made "when playing" required per then-NY Lottery rules)
$208.3 $330 August 31, 2007 4 (NJ, MD, TX, VA)
$197.5 $326 November 4, 2014 1 (NY) Sold in Middletown, Orange County [39]
$202.9 $319 March 25, 2011 1 (Albany, NY)
$180 $363 May 9, 2000 2 (IL, MI) Largest The Big Game jackpot
Revenue[edit]
Approximately 50% of Mega Millions sales is returned to players as prizes; the remainder is split (each lottery has different rules regarding these funds) among retailers, marketing, and operations, as well as the 46 jurisdictions offering the game; different lotteries uses the proceeds in different ways.[40]
Miscellany[edit]
In the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the legislature in Albany, fearing a monumental loss of revenue, passed legislation the following month, which was signed by then-Gov. George Pataki, which included joining a multi-jurisdictional lottery game. Around the same time, for entirely different reasons, Ohio's governor also gave the green light to joining a multi-jurisdictional game. Both lotteries opted to join the then-The Big Game, which, at the time, was offered in seven states. The added populations of the two new jurisdictions, in turn, led to a larger double matrix. The first machine continued to hold white 52 balls, while 16 gold balls were added in the second, meaning there were 52 numbers to pick from in both parts of each $1 game. On May 15, 2002, the game was renamed The Big Game Mega Millions; shortly after, it became just Mega Millions. Except for the 2010 cross-selling expansion, this was the only time The Big Game or Mega Millions simultaneously added more than one member.
In 2005, Mega Millions was the target of a mailing scam. A letter bearing the Mega Millions logo was used in a string of lottery scams designed to trick people into providing personal financial information by cashing bogus checks. The letter, which had been sent to people in several states via standard mail, included a check for what the scammers said was an unclaimed Mega Millions prize. If the check was cashed, it bounced, but not before the bank stamped it with a routing number and personal account information and sent it back to the fraudulent organization, providing them with the recipients' financial information.[41]
A budget impasse due to the 2006 New Jersey Government shutdown led to the temporary closing of its non-essential agencies on July 1, 2006. Among the casualties were the Atlantic City casinos and the New Jersey Lottery. Not only were New Jersey's in-house games (such as Pick-6) not drawn for about a week, but all New Jersey lottery terminals were shut down, meaning Mega Millions could not be played in New Jersey, even though Mega Millions was drawn as usual. A similar shutdown happened in Minnesota on July 1, 2011.
Elecia Battle made national headlines in January 2004 when she claimed that she had lost the winning ticket in the December 30, 2003 Mega Millions drawing.[42] She then filed a lawsuit against the woman who had come forward with the ticket, Rebecca Jemison. Several days later, when confronted with contradictory evidence, she admitted that she had lied.[43] Battle was charged with filing a false police report the following day. As a result of this false report, she was fined $1,000, ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, and required to compensate the police and courts for various costs incurred.[44]
The January 4, 2011 Mega Millions drawing drew attention for its similarity to "The Numbers," a sequence of six numbers that served as a plot device of the ABC drama series Lost. One such usage involved character Hugo "Hurley" Reyes playing the sequence in a similar "Mega Lotto" game, winning a nine-figure jackpot and subsequently experiencing numerous misfortunes in his personal life. The first three numbers (4, 8, 15) and mega ball (42) in the Mega Millions drawing matched the first three numbers and the final number (which Hurley also used as the "mega ball" number) in the Lost sequence. The last two numbers in the Mega Millions drawing did not match the last two numbers that were used in the scene. Those who played "The Numbers", including from quick-picks, won $150 ($118 in California) in a non-Megaplier game; $600 with the multiplier.[45]
The 12 original (before the 2010 cross-sell expansion) Mega Millions members have each produced at least one Mega Millions jackpot winner.
See also[edit]
Lottery jackpot records
Powerball
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Mega Millions FAQs". Megamillions.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions Official Home". Megamillions.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
^ Jump up to: a b "Mega Millions". Mega Millions. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
^ Jump up to: a b "2 winning tickets in $636M Mega Millions drawing - CBS News". CBS News with contributions from Associated Press. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Historic mega-jackpot split by two tickets". Mega Millions. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions Increases Final Jackpot to $656M - ABC News". Associated Press via ABC News. 2012-04-02. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ "Mega Power Lottery". Worldlottery.net. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions with Megaplier: Maine State Lottery". Mainelottery.com. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ "California's First Mega Millions Jackpot Winners The Lucky Seven -- Claim Prize". Mega Millions. 2005-11-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions Jackpot History". Megamillions.com. 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ "Rocky Face man wins half of record $390M jackpot". Megamillions.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ [dead link] Bicker, Benjamin (2013-10-22). "MegaMillions | Lotto Results, Winning Numbers, News & More". Lotto-results-online.com. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
Jump up ^ [blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/274243/mega-millions-lottery-tickets-will-go-from-1-to-2/ Mega Millions lottery tickets will go from $1 to $2]
Jump up ^ Matt Stevens; Carol J. Williams (March 31, 2012). "Mega Millions mania leads to disappointment in California". Los Angeles Times.
Jump up ^ "Winning tickets for Mega Millions jackpot sold in Maryland, Illinois". CNN. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
^ Jump up to: a b "Georgia Mega Millions jackpot winner comes forward". Georgia Lottery via Mega Millions. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
Jump up ^ "$324 million winner comes forward in California". California Lottery via Mega Millions. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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^ Jump up to: a b c "How To Play". Mega Millions. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
^ Jump up to: a b Prizes are uniform in all Mega Millions jurisdictions, with the exception of California (where all prizes, including the jackpot, are pari-mutuel; payouts are based on sales and the number of winners of each prize tier.) All other Mega Millions members' second through ninth prizes are set amounts, although in rare cases they can be reduced.
^ Jump up to: a b If more than one play wins the jackpot in a given drawing, the prize is divided equally among 5+1 plays. Winners have one year to collect a jackpot share; for other prizes, the deadline also is one year, except in California, where it is 180 days. Other than in and Texas (see below), a jackpot winner has 60 days from either the drawing, or in some jurisdictions, after claiming, to choose cash or annuity. The relative value of actual cash jackpot share fluctuates. Jackpots begin at $15 million (disbursed in 30 graduated annual payments if the annuity is chosen); the corresponding cash value fluctuates depending on interest rates.
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Jump up ^ kowens (2011-10-20). "Frequently Asked Questions". Calottery.com. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
Jump up ^ "What Happens to Unclaimed Prizes?". Michigan.gov. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
Jump up ^ "Many major U.S. lottery prizes unclaimed". UPI.com. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
Jump up ^ Michigan.gov , Lottery - Top Unclaimed Prizes
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions Drawing Time". Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-12-18. 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays
Jump up ^ "The Megamillions Jackpot with 321 millions dollars win in New York stats".
Jump up ^ "Where does Mega Millions money go after the jackpot?". CBS News.
Jump up ^ "Mega Millions Logo Officials Warn of Lottery scams". ScamFraudAlert. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
Jump up ^ "Women argue over 'lost' jackpot". BBC News. 2004-01-06. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
Jump up ^ "Midwest: Ohio: Apology For Lottery Claim". The New York Times. 2004-01-09. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
Jump up ^ "Midwest: Ohio: Lottery Tale Costs Her $6,596". The New York Times. 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
Jump up ^ Bonner, Jessie et al. (2011-01-05). 2 winners for $380M lottery sold in Wash., Idaho[permanent dead link]. Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
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American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct
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The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, created by the American Bar Association (ABA), are a set of rules that prescribe baseline standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in the United States. They were promulgated by the ABA House of Delegates upon the recommendation of the Kutak Commission in 1983. The rules are merely recommendations, or models, (hence the name "Model Rules") and are not themselves binding. However, having a common set of Model Rules facilitates a common discourse on legal ethics, and simplifies professional responsibility training as well as the day-to-day application of such rules. As of 2015[update], 49 states and four territories have adopted the rules in whole or in part, of which the most recent to do so was the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in March 2015. California is the only state that has not adopted the ABA Model Rules, while Puerto Rico is the only U.S. jurisdiction outside of confederation has not adopted them but instead has its own Código de Ética Profesional.
Contents
1 State, commonwealth and territorial adoptions of the Rules
1.1 California
2 Professional regulation
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
State, commonwealth and territorial adoptions of the Rules[edit]
The American Bar Association is a private sector voluntary professional association. As such, it has no lawmaking power or regulatory authority, but it is just like any other nongovernmental bar association. Accordingly, the Model Rules are not legally binding on ABA members or within any particular jurisdiction. However, the Model Rules have been adopted, in whole or in part, and sometimes in variation, as the rules of professional conduct for attorneys in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and four of the five inhabited U.S. territories. The rules of professional conduct or professional responsibility adopted in a particular state are legally enforceable against the lawyers of that state as well as any lawyer practicing there on a pro hac vice basis.
On December 17, 2008, New York announced that it would finally abandon the old ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility (the last state to do so) and adopt a heavily modified version of the ABA Model Rules, effective April 1, 2009.[1] New York's version of the Model Rules was created by adjusting the standard Model Rules to reflect indigenous New York rules that had been incorporated over the years into its version of the Model Code. Even though New York did not adopt the Model Rules verbatim, the advantage of adopting its overall structure is that it simplifies the professional responsibility training of New York lawyers, and makes it easier for out-of-state lawyers to conform their conduct to New York rules by simply comparing their home state's version of the Model Rules to New York's version.
In June 2009, the Supreme Court of Maine approved the adoption of the Model Rules in that state, effective August 1, 2009.[2] Among the portions of the Model Rules that the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct do not include is Model Rule 1.8(j) (2002) categorically prohibiting sexual relations between lawyer and client.[3]
In March 2015, the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands adopted its current Rules of Attorney Discipline and Procedure, which incorporates the ABA Model Rules by reference and expands upon them by adding another 22 local rules of professional conduct.[4]
California[edit]
California still has its own set of unique rules governing professional attorney conduct. Although many of the rules are similar and sometimes identical to the ABA Model Rules, the California rules differ markedly from the ABA models in both format, scope and content. For example, under the ABA Model Rules, an attorney may be disciplined for the appearance of impropriety, regardless whether any actual impropriety occurred; whereas the California rules permit discipline for only actual impropriety. This reflects the nature of California law.
It is unlikely that California will ever adopt the ABA Model Rules apart beyond harmonising the format and existing California rules that are identical or nearly identical to ABA Model Rules. Reasons for this reluctance include the fact there are more than 280,000 attorneys licensed in California, so a drastic change from the existing rules to completely different rules would shock the profession and, ultimately, would most likely fail. Additionally, many of California's rules of professional conduct are established by statute and, thus, would require action by the California Legislature to change them; or, alternatively, action by the people of California through the voter initiative process.
Another important factor is that the legal profession is regulated very differently in California than it is in the rest of the United States. Outside of California, the profession is regulated solely by the judicial branch of state government. Within California, the State Bar of California operates as a state government agency under the supervision of the California Supreme Court; but the State Bar was created by the California Legislature, and the Legislature has full power to regulate the legal profession, if it so wishes. In particular, the State Bar cannot collect annual member dues unless and until the California Legislature passes an annual State Bar Dues Bill, which the governor must sign into law. When Governor Pete Wilson vetoed the dues bill in 1997, the State Bar effectively shut down operations except for self-funded activities like the California Bar Exam. In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the dues bill but a crisis was averted on that occasion.
But the most important reason the California Bar is reluctant to adopt the ABA Model Rules is that most members believe the ABA Model Rules would not sufficiently protect the California public from harm. This is due to California law and public policy being so markedly different from the rest of the country in so many ways. For example, California is one of only four states where covenants not to compete are void as against public policy; and it is one of only three states where trusts are presumed to be revocable unless the trust instrument explicitly states the trust is irrevocable (whereas the opposite is true in the other 47 states).
By way of comparative example, California has long held the position that clients must be encouraged to speak candidly to their legal counsel about both past and future actions knowing their statements will be held in complete confidence. Their counsel can then explain the relevant law to them and urge them to conform their future conduct to the law, thus promoting lawful conduct. In contrast, ABA Model Rule 1.6 contains exceptions to confidentiality for both violent and nonviolent (e.g. financial) future crimes, which California believes creates a strong disincentive for clients to discuss their future plans with their attorneys - but for which the client might chose to comply with the law instead of violating it.
Another notable difference is that ABA Model Rule 1.8(j) contains an outright ban on sexual relations between attorney and client (unless the relationship predated the legal representation), while California Rule 3-120 only prohibits sexual relationships, that Require or demand sexual relations with a client incident to or as a condition of any professional representation; or, 2) Employ coercion, intimidation, or undue influence in entering into sexual relations with a client; or, 3) Continue representation of a client with whom the member has sexual relations if such sexual relations cause the member to perform legal services incompetently. The rule does not mention contracts for sexual services (i.e. prostitution) but as these contracts are criminally illegal in California, it is arguably not necessary to specify them.
A third major difference is that ABA Model Rule 4.1 prohibits an attorney from making a "false statement of material fact or law to a third person." While the ABA model expressly applies to any context in which a lawyer acts in a representative capacity, California Rule 5-200 prohibits an attorney only from making false statements before a court.
In 2001, the Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California began a comprehensive revision of the California rules that would, among other things, convert them into a localized version of the ABA Model Rules. However, the Commission's progress had been extremely slow, simply because there are so many substantive and structural differences between the California rules and the ABA models. In October 2010, the State Bar of California formally adopted the Commission's report, recommending adoption of 67 proposed changes to harmonise the California Rules of Professional Conduct with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility.
On September 19, 2014, however, for reasons that were not fully explained, the Supreme Court of California rejected all of the proposed revisions and returned them to the State Bar.[5][6] The Court's letter directed the State Bar to start the process all over again with a new Commission, and to submit a new set of revised rules by March 31, 2017.[5][6]
Professional regulation[edit]
Except for the Patent Bar, there is no national legal profession in the United States but there are 56 separate legal professions. In contrast to most Commonwealth countries, where transactional lawyers and litigators are separately licensed as "solicitors" and "barristers," respectively; all American attorneys are licensed to practice as both solicitors and barristers (therefore these terms are almost never used). Likewise, whereas solicitors in England and Wales are professionally self-regulated by the private-sector Law Society of England and Wales while barristers are self-regulated by the private-sector General Council of the Bar, attorneys in all states except California, all territories and the District of Columbia are generally regulated by the public sector judicial branch of state, district or territorial government, as officers of the court. The legal profession in California is regulated jointly by the California Supreme Court, mostly through its agency the State Bar of California and by the California Legislature, which exercises legislative control over all professions.
Within the public sector regulatory agencies, boards and organisations, officers are invariably licensed members of the pertinent profession while key managerial and general staff typically are not. The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director of the State Bar of California, for example, are active members of the State Bar. While either of their secretaries could be a member of the State Bar, they most likely are not. Similarly, the Board of Trustees that oversee the business operations of the State Bar of California under supervision of the California Supreme Court is legally required to be a mix of attorneys licensed to practice in California and "public members" who may not be licensed attorneys.[7]
So, while American attorneys are regulated by public sector agencies instead of private sector law societies, most of the people who develop the regulatory policies are practising attorneys and sitting judges, so there is a degree of self-regulation but not nearly to the same degree that solicitors and barristers in England and Wales, and other Commonwealth jurisdictions are self-regulated by private sector associations.
See also[edit]
American Bar Association Model Code of Professional Responsibility
American Bar Association
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Press Release: New Attorney Rules of Professional Conduct Announced, Communications Office of the New York Courts, 17 December 2008.
Jump up ^ http://www.mebaroverseers.org/attorney_regulation/maine_conduct_rules.html
Jump up ^ http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=mebar_overseers_bar_rules&id=88185&v=article
Jump up ^ http://www.cnmilaw.org/pdf/court_rules/R07.pdf Northern Mariana Islands Rules of Attorney Discipline and Procedure.
^ Jump up to: a b Rogers, Joan C. (2 October 2014). "California Justices Tell State Bar to Redo Proposals for Updating Lawyer Conduct Rules". ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct. Bloomberg BNA. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Zitrin, Richard (10 October 2014). "Viewpoint: State Supreme Court Resets Ethics Rewrite". The Recorder. ALM Media Properties, LLC. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
Jump up ^ http://www.calbar.ca.gov/AboutUs/BoardofTrustees.aspx Board of Trustees, State Bar of California.
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Pre-2002 Changes to the Model Rules since its adoption in 1983 from Cornell Law School
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Real Time with Bill Maher (season 16)
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Real Time with Bill Maher (season 16)
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Country of origin
United States
Release
Original network
HBO
Original release
January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 15
List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes
This is a list of episodes from the sixteenth season of Real Time with Bill Maher.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Guests
Original air date [1]
US viewers
(millions)
446
1 Larry Wilmore, Michael Wolff, Andrew Sullivan, Saru Jayaraman January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) 1.89[2]
447
2 Roger McNamee, Rick Wilson, Ro Khanna, Michelle Goldberg, Zooey Deschanel January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26) 1.85[3]
448
3 Anthony Scaramucci, Donna Brazile, Richard Haass, David Frum February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) 1.91[4]
449
4 Bari Weiss, Adam Schiff, April Ryan, Richard Painter, Johann Hari February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09) 1.88[5]
450
5 Salman Rushdie, Vicente Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, Fran Lebowitz February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16) 1.84[6]
451
6 Eric Holder, Jon Meacham, Amy Chua, David Hogg, Cameron Kasky March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) N/A
452
7 Kathy Griffin, Ana Navarro, Erick Erickson, Bari Weiss, Trae Crowder March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09) N/A
453
8 Beto O'Rourke, Billy Bush, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Pete Dominick, Nayyera Haq March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16) N/A
454
9 Chris Hayes, Mitch Landrieu, Gina McCarthy, Mona Charen, Malcolm Nance March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) N/A
455
10 Geraldo Rivera, Heather McGhee, Max Boot, Eliot Spitzer, Louie Anderson April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) N/A
456
11 Brian Schatz, Andy Cohen, Jason Kander, Maya Wiley, Jonathan Chait April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) N/A
457
12 Michael Avenatti, Frank Bruni, Alex Wagner, Jordan Peterson, Jay Inslee April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) N/A
458
13 Ronan Farrow, Ross Douthat, Ian Bremmer, Ana Marie Cox, John Podhoretz April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) N/A
459
14 Jon Meacham, Michael Hayden, Matt Welch, Sally Kohn, Michael Tubbs May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) N/A
460
15 Ethan Hawke, Robert Reich, Killer Mike, Duncan D. Hunter May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) N/A
461
16 Dan Savage, Bari Weiss, Evan McMullin, Dambisa Moyo, Clint Watts May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18) N/A
462
17 Bernie Sanders, Charlamagne tha God, Paul Begala, Bret Stephens, Natasha Bertrand June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) N/A
463
18 Fareed Zakaria, John Heilemann, Michael Eric Dyson, Linda Chavez, Shermichael Singleton June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) N/A
464
19 George Will, Karen Bass, Billy Eichner, Margaret Hoover, Michael Weiss June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) N/A
465
20 Michael Smerconish, Michael Pollan, Neera Tanden, Colion Noir, Josh Barro June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) N/A
466
21 Michael Moore, Bradley Whitford, Jennifer Rubin, Lawrence Wilkerson, Ben Shapiro June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29) N/A
467
22 Nancy MacLean, Steve Schmidt, Charles Blow, Malcolm Nance, Kristen Soltis Anderson August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) TBD
468
23 D.L. Hughley, Lawrence O'Donnell, Seth Moulton, Steven Pinker, Christina Bellantoni August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) TBD
469
24 Preet Bharara, Jennifer Granholm, Charlie Sykes, Jonathan Swan, Adam Conover August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17) TBD
470
25 John Brennan, David Corn, Rick Wilson, Saru Jayaraman, Kara Swisher August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24) TBD
471
26 Jim Carrey, David Axelrod, Charlie Dent, Michelle Goldberg, Jack Bryan (director) September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) TBD
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Schedule Search Results for "Real Time"". HBO. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 22, 2018). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.19.2018". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (January 29, 2018). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.26.2018". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 5, 2018). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.2.2018". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 12, 2018). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.9.2018". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch (February 20, 2018). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.16.2018". ShowBuzz Daily. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
External links[edit]
HBO.com Episode List
HBO.com Real Time with Bill Maher Free (audio-only) episodes and Overtime podcast
TV.com Episode Guide
List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes on IMDb
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