After no participant matched the numbers 10, 15, 20, 35, 37 and 59 selected in last Tuesday’s draw (22), the Mega-Sena prize accumulated.
The next contest, which is scheduled for the following Thursday (24th) in São Paulo, may pay a prize of up to R$5.5 million.
Betting opportunities are open until 7 pm tomorrow, allowing interested parties to participate through any lottery house throughout Brazil or through the official Caixa Econômica Federal website.
A total of 17 tickets won the quina, the category that takes place when a player matches exactly five of the drawn numbers.
Each winner of these tickets was rewarded with an amount in excess of R$76,000.
At the same time, the quad, which corresponds to the coincidence of four drawn numbers, was won by 1,967 individuals, resulting in a prize of R$ 938.95 for each of them.
What are the chances of winning the Mega-Sena?
Mega-Sena’s high values are not limited to the prize amount; they also extend when it comes to probability.
Those who opt for the minimum bet, selecting six numbers, face a 1 in 50,063,860 chance of becoming a millionaire.
This number is reduced to 1 in 7,151,980 in the case of a bet with seven numbers.
For players who choose the maximum bet, with 15 numbers – the most expensive of all types of this lottery game –, there will be a chance in 10,003 of matching the six numbers drawn.
According to statistics released by Caixa, bets with eight numbers represent a chance of 1 in 1,787,995.
Bets with nine numbers have a probability of 1 in 595,998.
Anyone placing a bet on ten numbers will have a 1 in 238,399 chance of winning the prize. An 11-number bet, on the other hand, increases the odds of success to 1 in 108,363 – which provides even more opportunities to win.
While bets with 12 numbers have a probability of 1 in 54,182.
Betting with 13 numbers raises the odds to 1 in 29,175; and a bet with 14 numbers brings a chance of 1 in 16,671.
