Mega Lottery Numbers

Buying a lottery ticket for some people is just a bit of fun, but for the lucky chosen few, there is always the chance that you will take home a big cash prize. Matching your lottery numbers guarantees a prize and throughout the world there are different rules for different draws. One of the most popular draws in the USA is the Mega Millions Lottery where you can win the jackpot by matching six numbers. From 2008, the jackpot is always guaranteed at a minimum amount although it quite often rolls over – the record amount has been as much as $200 million!

Mega Millions is played by 12 major states throughout the US, and costs only $1 to play. Like many other lottery games, the more tickets are sold, the more the jackpot rises. The game is played twice a week on a Tuesday and Friday, meaning there is double the chance to win.

When choosing Mega Millions Lottery Numbers, you have to choose five numbers from what is known as the main section of balls. These run from 1 to 56. You then must choose a golden ball known as the Mega Ball – this works like a bonus ball and you can get a bigger and better prize by matching this. The numbers these can be is anything from 1 to 46. You can choose the same number as one you chose in the main balls, and you can actually win a prize of $2 from matching just one ball, as long as it’s the Mega golden ball.

On the Mega Millions play slip are ten panels that you can choose from – remember when choosing you lottery numbers that you need to check you have chosen the right number (is the ticket the right way round – you’d be surprised by how many people play by remembering patterns and not looking at the numbers!), have you chosen the day to want to play (Tuesday or Friday?) have you got the correct amount of rows, have you chosen the exact amount of games you want to play for? You can Mega Millions for up to 20 weeks, but remember to take care of the ticket if you will be keeping it for 5 months! And always check you lottery numbers after purchase as the retailer will not accept disputes afterwards.

There are nine ways to match the lottery numbers up in this game and nine ways to win! The jackpot is won by matching all six numbers, and the next prize down is worth $250,000 where you need to match five numbers. The next prize down is matching four main balls and the gold ball for $10,000, then the prizes after are at considerably lower levels ($150, $10, $7, $3 and $2). However, the game does give the player plenty of chances to win a lower level prize – even if you only win $2 think of it as the chance to get your next ticket for free and that you haven’t made any losses!