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Mega Millions
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How To Play Mega Millions Lottery Online?
When you play Mega Millions lottery, you enter a world of incredibly huge record breaking jackpots.
This American lottery is renowned among lotto players as one of the most popular games in the world as it constantly churns out the biggest jackpots ever experienced.
When you play Mega Millions lotto, you are offered the chance of winning enormous cash prizes which is why it is very important that you buy tickets online right here.
To play the Mega Millions online follow these easy steps:
- Register on PlayHugeLottos or log in to your existing account.
- Deposit your ticket payment into your account using any of our secure payment methods.
- The moment your payment funds reflect in your PlayHugeLotto account, you can play Mega Millions online and buy your Mega Millions ticket.
There are two rotating drums used to draw the Mega Millions lotto numbers. The first rotating drum contains the ‘main numbers’ while the second rotating drum contains the ‘Mega Ball’ which is the bonus ball.
To buy your Mega Millions tickets online, all you need to do is:
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- Select five (5) numbers out of a possible seventy (70)
- Select one (1) ‘Mega Number’ from one (1) to Twenty-five (25)
For you to play Mega Millions online there are two playing options. Your first option is to use your own lucky numbers using the playing block. Your second option is to utilise our ‘Quick Pick’ number generator which will automatically pick a random set of numbers for you.
What is the Mega Ball?
The ‘Mega Ball’ is a bonus ball originally called the ‘Big Money Ball’ and is gold in colour and is drawn from the second rotating drum that contains the numbers from one (1) to twenty-five (25). The ‘Mega Ball’ increases the value of the Mega Millions jackpot.
How do I win the Mega Millions Jackpot?
The Mega Millions draws take place every Tuesday and Friday. The Mega Millions jackpot starts at a huge $40 million and as there is no jackpot cap on the American Mega Millions. This means that the jackpot can roll over to almost unimaginable levels.
To be able to win the amazing life changing Mega Millions jackpot, you need to match the five numbers drawn from the first rotating drum plus the ‘Mega Ball’ which is drawn from the second rotating drum.
More Information about Mega Millions:
What is the Mega Millions?
For the last twenty years, the Mega Millions lottery has allowed lottery players from all corners of the globe the chance to change their lives for the better in the literal blink of an eye. Many millions of players who chose to play Mega Millions online are very happy they took that chance.
The American Mega Millions lottery was launched as a multi-state lottery in August 1996 and was called ‘The Big Game’ and only had six US states that participated at that time which included Virginia, Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, Illinois and Georgia. The first draw took place on the 6th of September 1996 and at that time the draws took place only once a week on a Friday night.
The Tuesday draw was added in February 1998 and the following year in 1999, the Mega Millions lotto players were given a wider choice of numbers to select from which included the choice of the new cash lump sum payout option.
The lottery was renamed in May 2002 as the Mega Millions jackpot and has often been updated and improved to modernise its game format which makes buying Mega Millions tickets even better than previously.
The Mega Millions lotto has paid out historically huge record jackpots which includes its biggest ever $1.537 billion jackpot in October 2018 and its recent $1.05 billion jackpot in January 2021. If you want to play Mega Millions lottery, buy Mega Millions tickets online from PlayHugeLottos.
When to play the Mega Millions Lottery online?
When you want to play Mega Millions lottery, you get two chances a week. The draw takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 23:00 (ET) and you can buy Mega Millions tickets online up to one hour before the numbers are drawn. This is the big advantage when you play the Mega Millions online lottery.
Those players who chose to buy Mega Millions lottery tickets online can easily check the winning Mega Millions lottery numbers by clicking on the Mega Millions results page on PlayHugeLottos or by looking in their emails to open the results mailer sent out immediately after the draw. The results mailer shows the winning numbers and any number matches a player may have.
The cut off time for playing the American Mega Millions online at PlayHugeLottos is an hour before the draw takes place.
Can I play the Mega Millions lottery online from overseas?
Yes you can play the Mega Millions lottery online from overseas as the American Mega Millions is one of the world’s most popular lotteries that will allow everyone the same chance of changing their lives for the better forever. Be sure you don’t miss out and buy Mega Millions tickets online at PlayHugeLottos.
No longer do you need to physically be in the country to play the Mega Millions lottery as the internet has made it possible to play Mega Millions lotto online from anywhere in the world.
When you want to play the Mega Millions lottery online, you can create an account at PlayHugeLottos or log in to your existing account then add funds by using any of our secure payment methods. The moment your funds reflect in your account you can buy Mega Millions lottery tickets online from the comfort of your home or at your office.
The Mega Millions Prize Table
The Mega Millions online lottery has a total of nine prize tiers ranging from matching the ‘Mega Ball’ to the jackpot by matching six numbers plus the second tier prize of $1 million which is fixed per winner. The table below gives an idea of estimated Mega Millions prize values which of course vary from draw to draw.
Below is an idea of what you can win:
| Matches | Prize | |
|---|---|---|
| Normal balls (pool of 70) |
Mega ball (pool of 25) |
|
| 5 | 1 | Jackpot |
| 5 | 0 | $1,000,000 |
| 4 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 4 | 0 | $500 |
| 3 | 1 | $200 |
| 3 | 0 | $10 |
| 2 | 1 | $10 |
| 1 | 1 | $4 |
| 0 | 1 | $2 |
Secondary Mega Millions prize categories
There are nine prize categories on the Mega Millions online lottery that players can win. The prize tiers range from $2 all the way up to the Mega Millions jackpot which is guaranteed to be $40 million and upwards.
The Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Pay-out Options
Winners of big Mega Millions prizes have two options to claim their prize by either opting for winnings to be remunerated either by the lump sum payment option or the annuity payout option.
If you opt for the lump sum payout option you get instant access to your winnings but you only receive about 60% of the Mega Millions jackpot.
If you opt for your Mega Millions jackpot payout via the annuity payout option, you will receive your first payment straight away with the balance paid out each year in instalments which can take up to thirty years to receive all of your money. Each annuity payment earns you 4% which will make the last payment the biggest. The payout from the annuity option is calculated from the size of the Mega Millions jackpot prize total.
There is no cap or limit on rollovers and the Mega Millions jackpot will continue to roll until it has been won. This often allows the Mega Millions lotto jackpot prizes to reach hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money. If more than one person wins the Mega Millions jackpot, the prize money will be split evenly amongst all winners.
What are my chances of winning the Mega Millions Lottery?
Once you buy Mega Millions tickets online, your chance of cashing in on the Mega Millions jackpot is 302,575,350 to 1. There is a much higher chance of winning smaller Mega Millions lotto prizes.
For you to be able to win the jackpot, you need to match the five numbers drawn from the first rotating drum which contains a pool of seventy numbers, then the ‘Mega Ball’ from the second rotating drum which contains twenty-five numbers.
The table below shows your chances of winning other Mega Millions prizes:
| Matches | Your chances of winning |
|---|---|
| 1 number + Mega Ball | 89 to 1 |
| 2 numbers + Mega Ball | 693 to 1 |
| 3 numbers | 606 to 1 |
| 3 numbers + Mega Ball | 14,547 to 1 |
| 4 numbers | 38,792 to 1 |
| 4 numbers + Mega Ball | 931,001 to 1 |
| All 5 numbers | 12,607,306 to 1 |
| All 5 numbers + Mega Ball | 302,575,350 to 1 |
Mega Millions Record-Breaking Jackpots
The biggest ever jackpot was won on October 23rd 2018 by one very lucky Mega Millions ticket holder from South Carolina, USA and it broke its own jackpot record after it climbed to a spectacular $1.537 billion. It didn’t quite overtake the $1.586 billion jackpot held by another fantastic American lottery the US Powerball which still holds title of the world’s biggest ever jackpot which took place in January 2016.
These two amazing American lotteries have been competing head to head for many years. Before the US Powerball overtook them, the American Mega Millions $656 million jackpot from back in March 2012 was the lottery jackpot record holder for four years.
This lottery shocked the internet again in January 2021 with a jackpot that surpassed that magic billion marker with a Friday night draw where a single ticket holder won the jackpot prize of $1.05 billion.
| Year | Jackpots Won | Biggest Jackpot |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $1.35 billion |
| 2022 | 1 | $1.34 billion |
| 2021 | 22 | $1.05 billion |
| 2020 | 5 | $410 million |
| 2019 | 7 | $522 million |
| 2018 | 5 | $1.537 billion |
| 2017 | 6 | $393 million |
| 2016 | 8 | $536 million |
| 2015 | 8 | $265 million |
| 2014 | 9 | $414 million |
| 2013 | 11 | $648 million |
| 2012 | 13 | $656 million |
| 2011 | 13 | $380 million |
| 2010 | 13 | $266 million |
| 2009 | 13 | $336 million |
| 2008 | 13 | $275 million |
| 2007 | 12 | $390 million |
| 2006 | 15 | $270 million |
| 2005 | 9 | $315 million |
| 2004 | 11 | $294 million |
| 2003 | 12 | $183 million |
| 2002 | 9 | $165 million |
Interesting Facts
The two rotating drums used in all Mega Millions lotto draws are the ‘Criterion II’ model made by Smartplay International from New Jersey, USA.
Both drums use counter rotating arms to tumble the balls around and mix them. Each of the drawn balls drops down individually, a few seconds apart, through a hole at the base of the mixing drums.
| Winner Name | Jackpot Amount | Location | Date Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous | US $1.537 billion | South Carolina | October 2018 |
| Anonymous | US $1.35 billion | Maine | January 2023 |
| Anonymous | US $1.34 billion | Illinois | July 2022 |
| Lottery syndicate | US $1.05 billion | Michigan | January 2021 |
| Three anonymous winners | US $656 million | Kansas, Illinois and Maryland | March 2012 |
| Two anonymous winners | US $648 million | California and Georgia | December 2013 |
| Lottery syndicate | US $543 million | California | July 2018 |
| Anonymous couple | US $536 million | Indiana | July 2016 |
| Anonymous | US $533 million | New Jersey | March 2018 |
| Anonymous | US $522 million | California | June 2019 |
What happens when winning the Mega Millions with PlayHugeLottos
If your dream of taking home the jackpot finally comes true, you ask yourself about what happens next? This is what you need to know:
First of all there is the almost disbelief followed by the feeling of elation of finding out you just won the jackpot or any amazing prize. This good news does not end there. As you are now an online prize winner, you do not need to do a thing.
Just after the results have been published and you have matched the winning numbers, we will instantly credit your PlayHugeLottos account. We do recommend you seek professional advice with bigger winnings to assist you in managing your lotto winnings according to your local legislation for claiming international lottery winnings.
How to claim your prize?
When you play the Mega Millions lotto online, there are various benefits and one of them is just how easy it is to claim your prizes.
Next you will need to file a ‘cash withdrawal’ request from your PlayHugeLottos account to claim your prize. Once we have received your cash withdrawal request, a member of our security team will contact you to make sure your account is verified before granting your withdrawal request.
Thereafter your winnings will be deposited into your preferred bank account once the requested amount has been approved. It is possible to have your winnings paid out in several web wallets. This option depends on which country you live in including various other factors.
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