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Mega Millions Winner
Mega Millions Winner
Mega Millions is a multi state lottery that is wildly popular among lottery players. In 2010 an agreement was reached between the Mega Millions consortium and the Multi-State Lottery Association that allowed the cross sales of Mega Millions and Powerball in most states with lotteries. Currently 38 lotteries are selling lottery tickets for both mega jackpot games. This agreement gave players the opportunity to play one or both mega jackpot lotteries. Obviously becoming a Mega Millions winner requires the purchase of one or more mega Millions lottery tickets. To be a Mega Millions winner the player must be 18 years old and the exceptions are; Nebraska (19) and Arizona and Iowa (21).
Since Mega Millions is a pure game of chance anyone can become a Mega Millions winner. Most large mega Millions jackpots have been won by players who used the random number generator available at lottery retailers to pick their winning Mega Millions numbers. The quick pick is the best option towards becoming a Mega Millions winner. The numbers will be random and players who play birthdays and specific number series are limited in their choices. Experts say that the quick pick potion increases the chances of becoming a Mega Millions winner by 10-15%. The only real way to increase the chances of becoming a Mega Millions winner is the purchase of multiple Mega Millions tickets. Of course the more often Mega Millions is played the more chances of becoming a Mega millions winner. Ohio offers Mega Millions players an add on game called ‘The Kicker.’ Players pay an extra dollar per ticket and a series of numbers from 1 to 9 are printed on the bottom if the Mega Millions ticket. A kicker ticket that matches all six numbers in exact order wins $100,000. Unfortunately this option is only available in Ohio.
Different players use a wide variety of strategies to increase the chances of becoming the next Mega Millions winner. Many players spend a certain amount on Mega Millions tickets per week and may spread out ticket purchases or may purchase several tickets for the same drawing. Some lottery gurus say that when a jackpot gets to a large amount the player should spend his or her entire weekly lottery budget on the drawing. As an example; if the odds are 1 in 10 million and the player purchases $10 worth of lottery tickets, the odds change to 1 in 1 million. Playing Mega Millions is fun and exciting and who knows? You could be the next big Mega Millions winner.
Mega Millions Numbers
Mega Millions Numbers
Mega Millions is the incredibly popular, and lucrative, multi state lottery that is regularly played by millions. In 2010 an agreement was reached with most lottery jurisdictions allowing the cross sale of both Powerball and mega millions lottery tickets. Mega Millions tickets only cost $1 dollar and give the player a chance to win jackpots that can be worth hundreds of millions. Mega Millions drawings are held each Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 PM. Mega Millions has provided the world’s largest lottery jackpot and on March 6, 2007 two tickets won a cool $390 million with a cash value of $233 million after taxes. In addition to televised drawings players can find winning Mega Millions numbers at many lottery websites.
Picking Mega Millions numbers is easy. Players select five numbers between 1 and 56. Players then select the Mega Millions megaball number from 1 to 46. Players use a wide variety of methods to pick Mega Millions Numbers. Since Mega Millions is a game of pure chance just about any method will be equally effective. History shows that most big Mega Millions winners used the random number generator available at lottery terminals to select their Mega Millions numbers. Keep in mind that there is no sure fire way to pick Mega Millions numbers and if there were we would be a nation of millionaires.
Picking Mega Millions numbers is an individual choice. There are thousands of websites claiming to have the secret to picking winning Mega Millions numbers. Some of these are based on relatively sophisticated mathematical formulas while other are based on superstitions. There are several ways to win Mega Millions.
If a player picks all the Mega Millions numbers plus the megaball they win the jackpot. In the case of multiple winners the jackpot is split evenly.
Odds of winning are 1:175,711,563.
If the player matches all five Mega Millions numbers but not the megaball they win $250,000. The odds of winning are 1:3,905,701.
If a player matches four Mega Millions numbers plus the megaball they win they win $10,000 and the odds are 1:689065.
There are several other ways to win smaller prizes and the odds increase in the player’s favor dramatically. Mega Millions numbers can be viewed on the official Mega Millions website immediately after the twice weekly drawings. For players who find the 11:00 PM drawings too late Mega Millions numbers can be viewed at several lottery websites. Mega Millions is fun and exciting and who knows-for a buck you could be the next multi millionaire!