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Popular global lotteries
Here are some of the most popular global lotteries all around the world:-
● Daily Grand
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● Mega Millions
● LottoAmerica
● Euro Millions
● Powerball
● NewYork Lotto
● Euro Jackpot
● Mega Bucks
● Super Enalotto
● Cash4Life
● Lotto
● LuckyDay Lotto
● Cash 5
● Thunderball Lotto
● German Lotto
● Set for life
● EuroMillions Go
● UK Lotto Plus
● Mini Lotto
● Bitcoin Lotto
● Spanish Christmas Lottery
● Swiss Lotto
● Austrian Lotto
● Keno 24/7
● El Nino
● Mega 2023
● French Lotto
● EuroJackpot Go
● Swedish Lotto Plus
● KeNow
● Brazil Quina
● Irish Lotto
● SuperStar
● Sunday Lotto
● WorldMillions
● German Keno
● Polish Lotto
● SALotto
● Mega Sena
● SATLotto
● Mexico Melate
● Multi Keno
● SAPowerball
● 6/49 Go
● Loto 7
● LottoTexas
● Totoloto
● BC/49
● Otoslotto
● Mega Lotto
● El Gordo
● TexasTwo Step
● La Primitiva
● Romania Joker
● Ontario 49
● Grand Lotto
● MillionDAY
● Ultra Lotto
What is Mega Millions?
Similar to Powerball, Mega Millions is a game of chance and is a multi-state lottery based in the United States which can be played by people from different countries. Multiple users buy tickets of Mega Millions every week for trying their luck and winning huge amounts of money Every week, the prize of Mega Millions gets determined through tickets sold and the interest which is generated during that time The prize value keeps on increasing if no winners were declared in the previous draw. Currently , there is a different structure of award in comparison to previous years Mega Millions grand prize on 3 April, 2020 started at $40 million and was enhanced by $5 million for every draw when there was no winner
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History of Mega Millions
In August 1996, Mega Millions was started and was recognised as “ The Great Game of Chance “ In the early days, only 6 states of the US participated but as there was growth in the popularity of the game, more people joined it Now around 77 jurisdictions or states & territories of the US are participating and only 5 states are abstaining Also, people belonging to different countries are playing Mega Millions online by purchasing tickets online. The name of this game was changed twice, initially in 2002 to “ The Big Game Mega Millions” then to “ Mega Millions”, the name by which it is known today Mega Millions structure was changed in October 2012 which made it harder to get the grand prize but it made it easier to get a million dollar prize. The results of the changes were larger jackpots as the initial amount of the jackpot enhanced its value by around 300%. In October 2012 also, a similar kind of restyling was done The largest lottery prize in the US record was broken by Mega Millions on 30 March, 2012 when $656 million was drawn After that, the record got broken by two Powerball grand prizes of $1586.4K million dollars on 13 January, 2016 and on 23 August, 2017, a jackpot prize of $758 7 million was drawn The records for the fourth & third largest prizes is holded in the US by Mega Millions game of chance
How to play Mega Millions?
● Each grand prize size is announced before tickets drawn go on sale in order to keep entrants informed about what they can win
● For playing Mega Millions, 5 numbers must be chosen between 1 and 70 along with an additional number that is between 1 and 25 which is termed as a Mega Ball
● Initial 5 numbers need not to be in any specific order.
● For winning the grand prize, you should select 6 winning numbers and the golden Mega Ball should also be the same
● Just like Powerball, each kind of ball has its specific colour.
● Mega ball is of gold colour and 5 balls which are numbered from 1 to 70 are of white colour
● $2 is the cost of the basic Mega Millions ticket
● The Megaplier option is also offered by most states whose cost for tickets is $1 and keeps on multiplying any prize (not including the jackpot) won by you by a random number which is between 2 and 5
● Megaplier’s value is drawn randomly at the same time when there is generation of winning numbers.
● You can also select your lottery numbers manually or can also use the quick pick option for letting the random generation of the numbers which are played by you in Mega Millions.
● On 28 October, 2017, just the jackpot ticket appeared which offered 2 tickets for only $3
● This ticket is just to win top prizes and not the prizes of lower level
How to win Mega Millions?
● Winning numbers of Mega Millions are drawn from 2 reels, one containing 25 balls and the other containing 70 balls
● The Mega Ball is drawn through the second reel and from the first reel, the first 5 numbers are drawn.
● Megaplier’s level is determined by the seventh number drawn that ranges between two to five times of the prize’s value
● If 5 numbers are matching the 5 which are drawn from the first pot in any particular order and Mega ball is matching the second pot’s drawn number, the grand jackpot is won by you
● When fewer balls are matched, there are also possibilities of winning secondary prize
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Mega Millions prize breakdown
Here are the prize payouts of Mega Millions:-
What happens if you win the Mega Millions jackpot?
● Cash Option
Lump-sum one-time payment is done which equals all the cash present in the jackpot prize pool of the Mega Millions.
● Annuity Option
Annuity of the Mega Millions is paid out in the form of an immediate payment which is followed by twenty nine annual payments Every payment is 5% larger than the previous payment This proves to be helpful in protecting the lifestyle of winners and also in buying power during inflation periods
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