Megamillions. The most popular lottery in the USA

The most popular lottery Megamillions was created in 1996.

Initially it was called "The Big Game" and the draw took place only on Fridays. The lottery ran in several areas of the United States and was not operating on the whole territory of America. But in time the audience grew and there was created an additional draw, which was held on Tuesdays.

Then in 2002 the lottery Megamillions was born!

In the Megamillions lottery there are two kinds of sets of balls.

You have to cross out 5 numbers from 56 numbers (main set of balls in white colour) and plus 1 additional ball of 46 numbers (a set balls in gold colour).
In order to win the main Jackpot prize it is required to guess correctly all 6 numbers.

The chances to win a Jackpot are 1 to 175.000.000

Megamillions is famous for its huge Jackpots, which sometimes exceed six hundred million dollars.
($ 600.000.000)

Draws are held on Fridays and Tuesdays in Georgia State, USA

In Megamillions, you can win money in 9 different combinations:

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