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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!