Mega chance lottery how to play. Mega Millions lottery

Mega Millions(“Mega Millions”) is a popular one, taking place in 44 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. It is based on 12 lotteries held in the USA. The first draw took place in 2002 and was called “The Big Game - Mega Millions.”
The minimum announced Mega Millions jackpot is $15 million, and the largest awarded is .

Rules of participation

As of October 2013, a Mega Millions ticket consists of two fields. In the first, you need to choose five numbers in the range from 1 to 75 (“white balls”) and one number from 1 to 15 (“Mega Ball”). Each bet costs $1. A participant can increase his winnings (except the jackpot) up to five times by taking advantage of the profitable Megaplier option. In this case, the cost of the bet increases to 2 dollars. This option exists in all participating states except California. It is similar to the multiplier used in the All-Russian state lottery "" or Rapido: by increasing the bet, you increase your cash prize.

To win the jackpot, all 6 numbers on the ticket must match the numbers drawn. If just one number matches—on the “megaball”—the participant also receives a cash prize. Those who guessed 1 number in the first field and on the “megaball”, 2 numbers and the “megaball”, only 3 numbers in the first field, 3 numbers and the “megaball” and so on also win.

Drawings take place weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 pm ET and are televised. According to established American practice, the amount of the won jackpot is not given to the winner immediately, but is divided into annual payments. But if the winner chooses to pay the prize in cash, then the amount is recalculated according to a certain formula and paid out one time.

The Biggest Wins in the Mega Millions Lottery

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The record Mega Millions jackpot, and the largest lottery winnings in American lottery history, is $656,000,000. It was drawn in March 2012 and was divided between three winners from different states. When choosing payment options, all the lucky ones chose cash and were enriched by 158 million each.

The largest individual winning in Mega Millions is considered to be the victory of Harold Diamond, who became richer by $326,000,000! This happened quite recently, at the end of last year. An 80-year-old lottery fan from New York state and his wife bought a life-changing ticket through a stroke of luck.

Returning from the congressional elections in November 2014, a married couple decided to have dinner in a neighboring town. But due to worsening weather, they had to turn back and have a snack at a cafe on the highway. There, Harold noticed an advertisement for a multimillion-dollar Mega Millions super prize and decided to spend $10 on a bet. The next day, friends told him the news that someone had won the lottery jackpot by purchasing a ticket on the very highway where the Diamonds had dined the day before. When Harold checked his numbers against those on the evening TV news, he was stunned. These turned out to be his numbers! How to spend the winnings now? The newly minted multimillionaire took the help of a financial advisor because he simply could not imagine such an astronomical sum in his hands!

The next largest super prize, $265 million, went to Illinois resident Jesus Davila Jr., a native of Puerto Rico. His $5 ticket won on January 16, 2015 and entered the name of the 70-year-old lucky man into the history of world lotteries. It seems incredible that out of all the Mega Millions participants in 44 states, only one person guessed the 6 coveted numbers! Moreover, during the broadcast of the draw, Jesus thought that 5 out of 6 numbers matched and was glad that he would become the owner of 1 million dollars. But the son sitting next to him noticed the number on the “mega ball” in time: “Father, you hit the jackpot!”
The winner, who has come to his senses after the emotional celebration of his win, plans to spend this colossal amount on helping his relatives (he has four grandchildren already growing up), buying a large family nest with the obligatory large lawn. And he invests the remaining money.

More than 200 Russians have become millionaires thanks to Gosloto “5 out of 36”!

Why are they like this in America? big wins, you ask? Yes, because in this country half of the population regularly participates in lotteries! Accordingly, super prizes grow exponentially. That's why twice a week in Mega Millions someone is sure to become a millionaire, or even a multimillionaire. In Russia, millionaires most often become in Gosloto “5 out of 36”. Just like Mega Millions, this one has a cumulative super prize. In February 2015 alone, thanks to the “five”, 9 Russians became millionaires! In March, 5 more lucky people (including from Crimea) joined the ranks of the rich. It's only the beginning! After all, until April 1, Gosloto “5 out of 36” draws are played 8 times a day. It is simply impossible not to take advantage of this tempting offer.

How to increase your chances? One of best options- take advantage of the expanded bet, which is what the winner of the super prize of the 2371st draw of the Gosloto “5 out of 36” lottery, Yulia S., did. Her ticket cost 180 rubles and amounted to 1,099,020 rubles. Her beloved husband helps her choose numbers. Considering that the draw took place on a “men’s” day, February 23, Julia decided to congratulate her soulmate in this way. “Although March 8 is coming soon, and we are three women in the family, so I think the super prize won’t have to sit for long,”- the lucky girl laughs.

Some lottery participants cross out numbers on tickets according to specific system. Pyotr Mikhailovich N. also has one, who during the 2354th draw of Gosloto “5 out of 36” became richer by 3,096,450 rubles. A 70-year-old pensioner is participating in state lotteries since Soviet times. Over the years, he developed his own strategy, with diagrams and tables. “And when we moved out of town last winter, he lost all his plans in the chaos.”,” complains the millionaire’s wife Alena Vladimirovna, who co-authored the combination that brought success to the couple. “Probably fate rewarded me for my devotion. After all, on next year It will be 40 years since I bought my first ticket. Anniversary!"- Pyotr Mikhailovich smiles. By the way, the winner also preferred an expanded bet, which cost him 1,380 rubles, but brought him 2,243 times more income!

Many Russians place bets on the Internet, on the website. For example, Aidar A.*, . Regular participant lotteries, a young Ufa resident places bets on average once a week and spends a maximum of 1000 rubles on a ticket. The winning bet cost him 150 rubles, but brought him a super prize of 1,238,632 rubles! Aidar recommends to all lottery fans to believe in victory and hope for their luck. Then you will definitely be lucky!

The rules of “Gosloto “5 out of 36” are simple - the participant must choose from 5 to 12 non-repeating numbers in the ticket in the range from 1 to 36. The ticket can participate in several draws. Draws take place twice a day: at noon and midnight Moscow time. And until April 1 - 8 times a day! The results of the draws are published on the websites and www.lotonews.ru. Bets in which 2 or more numbers match the draw numbers win. The Gosloto “5 out of 45” super prize is cumulative and increases with each draw. How more people participate in the “five”, the faster it grows prize fund! You can buy tickets at your nearest lottery kiosk or on the Stoloto website. Price minimum rate- 30 rubles.

By participating in the Gosloto “5 out of 36” draws, you can not only become a millionaire, but also support Russian sport. Part of the money from ticket sales goes to the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. Our athletes also owe their success to lottery fans! Agree, the combination of such a noble cause and an exciting pastime is a double reason to place a bet and become one of those lucky ones whose bank account will soon become six or even seven figures!

Characteristics

Chances of winning

American lottery "Mega Millions" has existed since 1996, but before that it had a different name “Biggame” (translated as “ Big game"). It received its current name in mid-2002. The most modest jackpot is twelve million, but since the fund is often transferred from one draw to another, if the luckiest player wins, he can receive several hundred million dollars in winnings. It is the size of the main prize that is the reason for the incredible popularity of this game.

Megamillions game rules

The player must select five main balls (number range - 1-75) and one additional or "mega ball" (number range 1-15). Also, players in some states can choose another ball called “Megaplier”, and if the number was guessed, the prize size increases significantly. There are 5 main categories, the largest of them is the jackpot (to receive it you need to guess 5 numbers of the main balls of the draw and the number of the “mega ball”), the smallest is a consolation prize (anyone who guessed at least one number receives it) .

Two lottery machines are used for the drawing: in one, 56 main balls are mixed, 5 of which are drawn with random numbers, and in the other, “mega balls” in the amount of 46 pieces.

All states (excluding California) have standard winnings in each consolation category. Why “excluding California”? The thing is that in California itself, the amount of winnings actually depends on the percentage of sales volumes. The player who wins the jackpot can either take it immediately (but he does not receive the entire amount), or receive his prize in parts according to the following scheme - for each million won, the player is paid 38 and a half thousand dollars a year.

What can you win in the Megamillions game?

The smallest jackpot possible in this game is $12 million. If at the end of the draw there is more than one ticket holder with winning combination– the reward is divided among these lucky ones.

It happens that none of the players guesses either the numbers of the 5 main balls or the numbers of the “mega ball”. What to do in this case? In this case, the rules of the game provide for the possibility of transferring the entire jackpot amount to the fund, which will be played in the next draw.

And now some records from the game "Megamillions". Who won the most a large amount? Three (!) players managed to win the largest amount in America at once. They divided among themselves a simply astronomical amount - 656 million dollars!!! But sometimes people literally dig up treasures alone. This happened, for example, with a player who was able to buy a winning ticket in New York and receive $319,000,000 as a reward. This significant event happened on March 25, 2011.

What prize categories are there and what are the chances of winning?

Since, according to the rules, players need to guess the numbers of five balls from the range “1-75” and one ball from the range “1-15”, then the probability of a player winning in one of prize categories equals 6.8%

"Megaplier" - what is it?

Do not forget also about such an element as a ball called “Megaplier”. This is the name of a special ball that can increase the size of your winnings especially lucky players Megamillions lottery.

As mentioned above, this ball is played in all states except California. According to the rules of the game, a ball is selected from the numbers “2”, “3” or “4” and gives strong growth player's monetary reward. For clarity, let's give an example: if you managed to guess four numbers of the main balls and the number extra ball“Megaplier”, then in this case the size of your winnings can increase, for example, from one and a half hundred dollars to six hundred dollars.

Rule changes in the Megamillions lottery from October 28, 2017

Players must choose 5 white balls from a possible 75, as well as one of 15 gold Mega Balls. There is one very interesting option called “Easy Pick”, with which you can randomly generate a combination of numbers. This feature is similar to the “Lucky Dip” used in the UK National Lottery and EuroMillions. The jackpot in this lottery starts at 15 million US dollars, and increases in volume by at least 5 million with each game if the super prize is not won. Moreover, the second category prize amount is equal to one million dollars, and this prize can also increase to 5 million using the MegaPlier feature ( detailed description Further). Your chances of winning are very high, since this lottery offers as many as nine prize categories.

Mega Million check ticket: Who can play

If you live in another country, but still want to take part in this lottery, you have unique opportunity buy tickets online from trusted agents such as TheLotter or WinTrillions. Please remember that the minimum age to participate in Mega Millions is 18 years old. However, in all states except Virginia, minor players may participate in the sweepstakes and receive prizes, provided that lottery ticket was received as a gift.

Mega Million check ticket

Where can I find out Mega Million results? Winning numbers are available immediately following the drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 pm (UTC-5). The results can also be checked on the official and our website.

Mega Million winning numbers

In the table below you will see Mega Million winning numbers, categories and chances of winning a prize.

There are as many as 9 different prize tiers in Mega Millions. If you match all the main winning numbers plus the Mega Ball, you are the winner of the jackpot prize. The chance is 1 in 258.89 million. The second biggest one is awarded if you only match the 5 main numbers, and the chance of winning is 1 in 18.49 million. Guess 4 main numbers and an additional number, and then the third category prize is yours! The chance of winning increases and is equal to 1 in 739.688. The chance of winning in the fourth category is 1 in 52.835 if you guess correctly four main numbers. Speaking of the next category, you win a cash prize by matching 3 main numbers and a Mega Ball, and your odds of winning are 1 in 10,720. When guessing three main numbers, you become a winner in the sixth category, and the chances of winning are very high - only 1 in 766. The chance of winning the seventh prize is 1 in 473. In the penultimate, eighth category, you win a cash prize by guessing just one number plus additional number (chance 1 in 56). The chance of matching one Mega Ball is 1 in 21. The overall odds of winning the Mega Millions lottery are very attractive and equal to 1 in 15.

Mega Million Winners: Record Jackpots

We tried to find information using the query "Mega Million winners", and this is what we managed to find out. The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever recorded was $656 million, which was won on March 30, 2012 by three happy tickets from cities in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland. This amount is not only a record in Mega Millions, but also the largest winnings in the history of lotteries. There are five other jackpots that have been won in the Mega Millions lottery, totaling more than $300 million. On January 4, 2011, two lucky winners from Idaho and Washington won an incredible $380 million, ranking third on our list. On August 28, 2009, two winners from California and New York received a dizzying jackpot of 336 million, thereby taking fourth place. Four winners from Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia shared the a large sum at $330 million. The only winner New York-based Mega Millions claimed a prize of $319 million, which is the record amount paid out on a single ticket to date. In 2005, the winner received a jackpot worth 315 million. In May 2000, two winners winning tickets divided the amount of 363 million. This event occurred at a time when the lottery was called “The Big Game”. Check your lottery ticket: perhaps you are one of the Mega Million Winners today?

Mega Million winners: How prizes are paid

Mega Millions pays out prizes in two different ways: all at once or in annual payments over thirty years. Depending on the US state, winners may choose how and when to claim their prize. For example, in New York and Texas, you decide in what form you would like to receive the prize immediately on the spot when purchasing a ticket. In New Jersey and Georgia, the situation is slightly different - players are still asked to decide on the method of payment of the prize at the time of ticket purchase, however, if the player chose an annual payment, they can later pay out the full amount upon request. If the buyer decides to claim the whole amount of the prize, he will not be able to transfer the jackpot into the annual payment system later. There are also some differences in the cash prize claim periods depending on the state. Typically, winners of a jackpot, or a lower category prize, must claim the prize within one year. In California, the time frame is somewhat limited - you must claim your cash prize within 180 days. In states where players have the option to choose whether their prize will be paid out annually or in a lump sum, they must make a claim within 60 days (excluding New York and Texas). When you buy a ticket on such trusted and reliable online resources as TheLotter or WinTtrillions, you don’t have to worry about receiving a prize, since the employees of these resources take care of all organizational issues. We hope you found our article “Mega Million Results” useful.

Rada new meeting with you, dear friends. In this article we will talk about the Mega Millions lottery.

Maybe you've already heard about this one?

In this American lottery Not only Americans like to bet, but also some players from Russia and the CIS who have found a way to buy tickets with a minimum markup. And, best of all, our players receive cash prizes in case of a successful bet. Exactly - they get it. Small and not-so-small money won in Mega Millions can be received by lucky winners in their country ( we're talking about about non-residents of the USA).

American citizens are seriously offended when prizes of any category (even not the largest ones) go to foreign players. The mentality of the residents of the States, who are proud of everything American, including lotteries, does not allow them to be generous and magnanimous and calmly share their (in the American sense) with foreigners.

Some Mega Millions fans seriously complained to the authorities about foreigners “occupying” their lottery territory and demanded an official ban on non-US residents participating in the lottery. The authorities have not yet introduced a ban.

Therefore, let's play, Russians!

True, placing a bet directly is problematic - you need to look for reliable intermediaries with the ability to receive maximum information about the Mega Millions in Russian and make “transparent” bets. Well, or buy tickets directly in the States - this option is only suitable for those visiting the USA on business or as a tourist.

In any case, you often won’t be able to find tickets; there’s no hope of going to the official Mega Millions website - because it doesn’t exist at all, which means you can only use the services of intermediary services.

How does an intermediary resource work?

The ticket can only be bought in America, and the lottery does not have an official website. Therefore, we will have to resort to the help of special intermediary services. We’ll talk about them and how to work with them now.

First of all, you should pay attention to the “honesty” of the intermediary - this must be done, since in Lately There are many scam sites out there. To avoid falling into their hands, we advise you to pay attention to reviews about the agent and some points that prove honesty (we will indicate them below). So, for example, we can recommend you one trusted intermediary: Agenlotto.

How to play on Agenlotto?

To purchase a ticket here you need to follow this scheme:

1. Register on the site
2. Select a lottery to participate in
3. Select a combination of numbers
4. Top up balance and pay

When placing bets through an intermediary, the player must be prepared to overpay for a ticket. This is not a scam or a dirty trick - this is fair and necessary earnings for the services provided.

After purchasing a ticket you are in personal account and on Mailbox get a scanned copy of the ticket - this is precisely one of the properties that proves the honesty of the intermediary.

Then, if you win, you can withdraw money. If this is a small amount, then they can be transferred to your bank account, card or other payment systems convenient for you.

If the winnings are large, you can go to the country yourself to collect the prize, or make a power of attorney and your prize will be collected by employees, after which it will also be transferred to your account.

Rules of the game

As with most lotteries, the odds of winning Mega Millions are determined by the number of numbers matched.

The algorithm is simple: the player must guess numbers in two categories: main (5 out of 75) and additional (1 out of 15). And, what is important for every person who expects to win to know is the chance of winning to a greater extent depends on the matched additional number.

But it’s not just the Jackpot that Mega Millions players dream of – the lottery organizers made sure that each of the participants claiming more modest prizes received real chance increase your winnings several times. True, not for free - plus another dollar for the “MegaPlier” function, and all your winnings (if they are not Jackpot) can increase by 2-5 times.

More specifically, the rules can be studied on the website, which allows you to play the Mega Million lottery in Russia .

When are the draws?

The lottery is a serious game and Americans treat it as such. The airtime allocated for broadcasting Megamillions cannot be changed: twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, regardless of holidays.

What's the Jackpot?

The lottery's minimum jackpot never falls below $15 million and increases by $5 million after each draw that survives.

How is the fund distributed?

If you are interested in how much money goes to the players (including you), I can provide information from a reliable source, according to what principles and how the organizers distribute the proceeds from the purchase of tickets.

The Mega Million lottery in the USA is one of the most popular projects; citizens of the country know that even if their bet is not successful, the money paid for it will still be useful - it will be spent on the improvement of some city.

• The organizers give 35% of the total amount to the governments of state participants in the lottery, and they use it at their own discretion, but for the benefit of society, not personal gain.
• 50% are prizes of all categories for lottery winners.
• 15% - salary for ticket distributors.

If any gain long time remains unclaimed, it also goes to governments. We are not talking about small amounts now, but about the main prizes. Apparently, this is why the authorities treat the organizers with such respect and support the distribution of Megamillions tickets in the country.

Mega Millions Lottery Reviews

I dug a little into the reviews and found for you reviews about Mega Millions from real players from Russia, who have been participating in draws for a year or more, and therefore have experience that you can trust.

By the way, they found this lottery and intermediaries to buy tickets on their own; many fell into fraudulent networks, but quickly recognized the deception. Now they play through trusted sites and claim that playing the American lottery is more interesting and profitable than domestic ones.

We have summarized the reviews and divided them into the advantages and disadvantages of the Mega Millions lottery.

Advantages

1. Affordable ticket price (even with payment for intermediary services).
2. Withdrawal of winnings to an electronic wallet within 2 days (we are talking about small amounts, none of us have ever won the jackpot in the American lottery).
3. The draws are interesting and there is a special atmosphere.
4. The results are sent by email and can be tracked in your personal account on the intermediary website.
5. The lottery is reputable and fair.

Flaws

1. Because of affordable price You can get so involved in the game that you risk becoming addicted.
2. The game is aimed at American audiences.
3. Some states do not pay winnings to foreigners, even through intermediaries; before placing a bet, you need to clarify which states it is better not to play from.
4. Not very high chances of winning.

Is it possible to win the American lottery?

You can mentally collect diamond dust all your life, like the heroes of Ilf and Petrov, or you can set a goal, arm yourself with faith and hit the Jackpot in dollars.

Esotericists claim that faith is main key To big win, mathematicians say that logic and sober calculation are more important, and the organizers of the Mega Million lottery advise simply purchasing tickets for the drawings.

If these tips are not enough for you, then keep one more: carefully study statistics, practice a balanced approach to the game process (don’t become addicted to the lottery) and at least superficially study the theory of probability. And - yes - do not turn off your confidence in victory under any circumstances.

Everyone has a chance to win the American lottery, as well as a chance to win any other lottery. Just get used to the idea of ​​big money, don’t be afraid of millions, start feeling like a rich person here and now. These are proven methods, they will definitely give positive result. Mega Millions is conquered only by the confident and stubborn (in in a good way words).

conclusions

Mega Millions, like any other lottery, can be liked or disliked. Its rules are simple, but this does not mean that winning a million is easy.

Our job is to familiarize you with this lottery, and the decision to “play or not to play” is yours. To win you can use different ways: develop your own strategy and regularly receive small pleasant rewards, or arm yourself with unshakable faith and break big jackpot. Any method works.

However, do not ignore such banal and boring ones as meticulous study and analysis of information about the lottery. Find a reliable intermediary, read reviews, talk to experienced players on the forums.