What would you do with 2.6 billion reais? This is the amount that is about to be drawn by the US Mega Millions. With a prize pool for four months, the Mega Millions jackpot will promote a new draw on the night of this Friday, the 15th.
The American lottery has an incredible prize of 480 million dollars, which corresponds to 2.6 billion reais at the current price. According to Mega Millions rules, the player does not need to be a citizen or resident of the United States to play the lottery.
By purchasing the ticket online, the player will participate in the draws with official tickets, having the same chance of winning as any other player who bought the ticket in a physical store.
North American lotteries draw the attention of a large number of players around the world when jackspots reach such high values, as in the draw scheduled for this Friday. Whoever hits the six tens this week could become the newest millionaire on the planet!
About Mega Millions
Mega Millions went live on August 31, 1996. The first draw took place on September 6, 1996, with six states participating: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia.
After the game’s exciting growth in 1997, a Tuesday draw was added in February 1998. Players won a larger choice of numbers and a “cash payout” option in January 1999. In May 1999, New Jersey became the seventh member state.
In May 2002, the game was renamed “Mega Millions”, New York and Ohio became member states, and the game matrix and prize values were changed to offer players more excitement.
In September 2002, Washington became the 10th member state, followed by Texas in December 2003. In June 2005, California joined the game, solidifying Mega Millions as the most played jackpot game in the country.
On January 31, 2010, 23 more state lotteries joined Mega Millions as a historic cross-selling agreement with Powerball went into effect. With lotteries since joining, Mega Millions is now played in 47 jurisdictions: 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.
