Winning Numbers Mega Millions

Choosing the winning numbers for Mega Millions or any lottery for that matter is the stuff of dreams for many people. Once you have won a major financial prize, many things that were once dreams become a reality, such as travelling the world or the home you have always dreamed of. Having said that, choosing the winning numbers is no easy feat, and luck and fate play a huge part.

Mega Millions is an American lottery draw and one of the biggest there are in the world. Twelve states take part including some of the biggest cities, like New York and Washington. The more states take part and the more people play, the bigger the jackpot is – in fact, the basic guaranteed jackpot is $15 million dollars!

When you play Mega Millions, you need to pick six numbers. You pick five that are from the main white balls, anything from 1-56 – you can’t pick the same number twice. You then pick a golden ball, known as the Mega Millions ball from numbers 1-46. These balls can be the same as one of your main balls since it is drawn from a separate machine. It goes without saying that picking the winning numbers isn’t such an easy task because the possible combinations are numerous but nevertheless, plenty of people have won the big prize.

When trying to pick the winning numbers for Mega Millions think about how you want to choose them. Some people have to time to pick the numbers so go straight for a lucky dip choice, where the machine decides for you. Most people love to be able to have some personal input and choose their own numbers. The most popular numbers are occasions, birthdays and anniversaries as well as ages. This makes playing Mega Millions far more personal and if you win, more meaningful. However, remember that people’s birthdays and any date number won’t generally speaking go past 31 because of the amount of days there are in the year. Since Mega Millions goes up to 56, you will cut yourself out of the higher end of the numbers from 32 to 56. Try to include some of these numbers in when you are choosing your numbers – although theres no reason why you won’t win the prize with low numbers, the chances are everyone else is choosing similar ones to you.

Mega Millions will also let you take home a prize for matching a few numbers – you get the $2 prize if you match one ball – as long as it’s the Mega Millions gold ball. You can then get bigger prizes if you match three winning numbers, then four, then five, then all six gets you the jackpot- an amount which varies depending on the amount of winners and the amount of players. Don’t forget prizes can also roll over if there are no winners, meaning that the prize can get considerable larger, up to a staggering nine figures!