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1216:, temporarily retaining the old name and the original "gold ball" logo. The "Big Money Ball" became the "Mega Ball". While the game's name was altered, the yellow ball in the new Mega Millions logo continued to read "The Big Game" until February 2003, after which it was replaced with six stars representing the original members of the consortium. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was held two days later, on May 17. The Mega Millions trademark is owned by the Illinois Lottery. The first three lotteries to join Mega Millions were Washington (in September 2002), Texas (in 2003), and California (in 2005), California was the last addition to Mega Millions before the cross-sell expansion of 2010. Montana joined Mega Millions on March 1, 2010, the first addition to Mega Millions after the cross-sell expansion. 2312:. Since 2008, the drawings have been emceed by the hosts of the Georgia Lottery drawings John Crow, Atlanta radio host Carol Blackmon and Adria Wofford. Crow usually begins each drawing with “Let's see if I can make you a millionaire tonight.” or “Let's see you can win some money!” and signs off with "Play on, America!" Blackmon usually speaks quickly and begins each drawing with “Get out your tickets.” Sabrina Cupit originally served as the secondary host if neither Crow or Blackmon are available. In 2022, Cupit was replaced by Wofford. In 2023, Wofford was promoted to co-host serving alongside Crow while Blackmon was demoted to back-up host of neither primary host is available. Drawings are supervised by Lottery Security and certified by Preston, CPA. 125:. The first drawing took place on September 6, 1996, with six participating states, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Virginia. After growth of the game in 1997, a Tuesday Drawing was added in February 1998. As of June 30, 2023, it is offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was in 2002. The logo for all versions of the game following the retirement of The Big Game name featured a gold-colored ball with six stars to represent the game's initial membership, although some lotteries insert their respective logos in the ball. 183: 255: 40: 2923:, which, at the time, was offered in seven states. The added populations of the two new jurisdictions, in turn, led to a larger double matrix. The first machine continued to hold white 52 balls, while 16 gold balls were added in the second, meaning there were 52 numbers to pick from in both parts of each $ 1 game. On May 15, 2002, the game was renamed 1264:
Montana, offering Powerball before the expansion date, became the 24th lottery to offer the Megaplier, followed by Nebraska (the 25th), Oregon (the 26th), Arizona (as the 27th) and Maine (as the 28th lottery to offer the option). After Colorado and South Dakota joined Mega Millions, the number of lotteries offering the Megaplier rose to 37.
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Millions expanded to include the 23 MUSL members, as of that date, 35 jurisdictions were participating in Mega Millions. On the same day, 10 existing Mega Millions-participating lotteries began selling Powerball tickets. Ohio joined Powerball on April 16, 2010. On March 1, 2010, Montana became the first MUSL member to add Mega Millions
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standard mail, included a check for what the scammers said was an unclaimed Mega Millions prize. If the check was cashed, it bounced, but not before the bank stamped it with a routing number and personal account information and sent it back to the fraudulent organization, providing them with the recipients' financial information.
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contradictory evidence, she admitted that she had lied. Battle was charged with filing a false police report the following day. As a result of this false report, she was fined $ 1,000, ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, and required to compensate the police and courts for various costs incurred.
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increased to $ 500 million and again to $ 540 million), brisk ticket sales pushed the jackpot values, both annuitized (to $ 656 million) and the cash option ($ 474 million) higher. The amount spent on Mega Millions for drawings following its previous jackpot win, on January 24, 2012, was at least $ 1.5
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If more than one play wins the jackpot in a given drawing, the prize is divided equally among 5+1 plays. Winners have one year to collect a jackpot share, for other prizes, the deadline also is one year, except in California, where it is 180 days. Other than in and Texas (see below), a jackpot winner
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the cross-sell expansion. Nebraska became the 37th Mega Millions participating member on March 20, 2010, followed by Oregon as the 38th member on March 28, Arizona as the 39th member on April 18, and Maine as 40th Mega Millions participant on May 9, 2010. Colorado and South Dakota added Mega Millions
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If a jackpot prize is not claimed within the respective jurisdiction's time limit, each of the 46 Mega Millions members gets back the money they contributed to that jackpot. Each of the 46 lotteries has rules in regards to unclaimed prizes, most Mega Millions members set aside unclaimed winnings for
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Each game costs $ 2. Of the 47 Mega Millions jurisdictions, all but California offer an option, called "Megaplier" (plays with the Megaplier are $ 3 each) where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The Megaplier was made available to all Mega Millions jurisdictions in January 2011, it
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Approximately 50% of Mega Millions sales is returned to players as prizes, the remainder is split (each lottery has different rules regarding these funds) among retailers, marketing, and operations, as well as the 47 jurisdictions offering the game, different lotteries use the proceeds in different
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lotteries, players must choose, in advance, whether they wish to collect a jackpot prize in cash or annuity. New Jersey winners can change an annuity ticket to cash should they be eligible to claim a jackpot, but the choice is binding in Texas. The other Mega Millions members allow the cash/annuity
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wagers made for drawings from September 12, 2010, through October 18, 2013, that won second prize (then $ 250,000) were automatically elevated to 4x, winning $ 1 million. This "guarantee" did not carry over to the following version of Mega Millions, although the $ 1 million second prize becomes $ 5
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On October 28, 2017, the price of a Mega Millions play doubled, to $ 2, the first drawing under the current price point was October 31, 2017. The Mega Millions double matrix changed, from 5/75 + 1/15 to the current 5/70 + 1/25. The starting jackpot became $ 40 million, with minimum rollovers of $ 5
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The final 5/56 + 1/46 Mega Millions drawing was held on October 18, 2013, that night's jackpot of $ 37 million was not won. The first drawing under the revised 5/75 + 1/15 format—which saw the jackpot estimate "leap" to $ 55 million due to the change in the annuity structure—occurred on October 22,
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in American lottery jurisdictions, with the two groups referred to as the "Mega Power Lottery" by many users. The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010, likewise, 10 Mega Millions members began
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playing the sequence in a similar "Mega Lotto" game, winning a nine-figure jackpot and subsequently experiencing numerous misfortunes in his personal life. The first three numbers (4, 8, 15) and mega ball (42) in the Mega Millions drawing matched the first three numbers and the final number (which
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On March 6, 2007, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $ 390 million, which was then the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot was shared by two tickets, both matching the numbers of 16–22–29–39–42 and Mega Ball 20. Both winners chose the cash option, with each share $ 116,557,083 before
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When Texas joined Mega Millions in 2003, it began offering an option, initially available only to Texas Lottery players, known as the Megaplier, which was similar to Powerball's Power Play. The 11 Mega Millions lotteries without Megaplier on the January 31, 2010, cross-selling date gradually added
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of the installments. Mega Millions' previous format began on October 19, 2013, its first drawing was three days later. In the current version of Mega Millions, five white balls are drawn from a pool of 70, and one gold-colored "MegaBall" is drawn from a separate pool of 25, a player must match all
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newscast. Following the cross-sell expansion, WGN also began airing Powerball drawings nationally. WGN served as a default carrier of both major games where no local television station carried either multi-jurisdictional lottery's drawings. Both drawings were removed from WGN America in late 2014
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The New Jersey Lottery, among others, in early 2009 announced it would seek permission to sell Powerball tickets alongside Mega Millions. In October 2009, an agreement between Mega Millions and MUSL allowed all U.S. lotteries, including New Jersey's, to offer both games. On January 31, 2010, Mega
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basis, rather than the fixed lower-tier amounts for winners in other Mega Millions jurisdictions. California's eight lower-tier Mega Millions prize pools are separate from those shared by the other 45 lotteries. California's second prize is a "secondary jackpot," its payout sometimes exceeds $ 1
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The sixth-largest Mega Millions jackpot advertised as $ 640 million at the time of the drawing (annuitized) or $ 462 million (cash value), was drawn on March 30, 2012. The initial estimate for that drawing (following the March 27 drawing, which was $ 363 million annuity) was $ 476 million (later
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On March 13, 2010, New Jersey became the first Mega Millions participant (just before the cross-sell expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning ticket for Powerball after joining that game. The ticket was worth over $ 211 million annuity (the cash option was chosen). On May 28, 2010, North Carolina
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Elecia Battle made national headlines in January 2004 when she claimed that she had lost the winning ticket in the December 30, 2003, Mega Millions drawing. She then filed a lawsuit against the woman who had come forward with the ticket, Rebecca Jemison. Several days later, when confronted with
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Mega Millions' seventh-largest jackpot, $ 648 million (second-largest won), was for the December 17, 2013, drawing. Two winning tickets, one each from California and Georgia, were sold. The holder of the Georgia ticket claimed the next morning, they selected the cash option, which amounted to $
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In 2005, Mega Millions was the target of a mailing scam. A letter bearing the Mega Millions logo was used in a string of lottery scams designed to trick people into providing personal financial information by cashing bogus checks. The letter, which had been sent to people in several states via
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The July 24, 2018, drawing produced the eighth-largest jackpot (pending the larger one on offer the following October). The annuity value was $ 543 million, but the holders of the winning ticket, 11 co-workers at a Wells Fargo branch in San Jose, chose to split the $ 320 million cash lump sum.
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became the 44th state to establish a lottery, the next year, it began, initially offering both Mega Millions and Powerball. In August 2018, a bill establishing a lottery in Mississippi was passed, and sent to its governor for his signature, its lottery began November 25, 2019, with Mississippi
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Presumably due to their experience with the Power Play option for Powerball, all 23 lotteries joining Mega Millions on January 31, 2010, immediately offered Megaplier to their players. The Megaplier continues to be drawn by Texas Lottery computers, as California does not offer the multiplier.
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The current Mega Millions format began in October 2017. Plays are $ 2 per game. For an additional $ 1 per play, the Megaplier, if activated, multiplies nonjackpot prizes. Multipliers are 2, 3, 4, and 5 (a second-prize Megaplier play can win $ 5 million cash). The Megaplier is not available in
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million. The "Megaplier" option (which again is not offered in California) was retained, with an adjustment to its multipliers. (The final jackpot for the $ 1 version was $ 30 million, which was not won, the initial jackpot for the new version would still be $ 40 million with a jackpot hit.)
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173,819,742.50 before withholdings. The holder of the California ticket claimed on January 3, 2014. (The California ticket holder received an equal share, but potentially a larger cash-option amount, as California lottery winnings are exempt from state income tax.)
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On May 11, 2022, Crow incorrectly called the mega ball number as a "6" instead of the actual "9," the numbers printed on the ball have an underline to denote their correct orientation. The New York Lottery paid $ 5,538 to customers before discovering the error.
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Mega Millions winners have either 180 days (California nonjackpot prizes only) or one year to claim prizes, including the jackpot (although some Mega Millions winners lose the right to collect a jackpot in cash if they wait more than 60 days after the drawing).
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Rules vary according to the applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdiction where the ticket is sold, and the winner's residence (e.g., if New Jerseyans win on a ticket bought near their workplace in Manhattan). Mega Millions winnings are exempt from state
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option. The price of a Mega Millions play stayed the same until 2017. The price increase for playing Powerball was a major factor in Louisiana deciding to pursue joining Mega Millions, as that state's lottery joined Mega Millions on November 16, 2011.
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has since added "Just the Jackpot", with other lotteries potentially adding it. Not known is whether a second series of playslips would be printed for lotteries offering "Just the Jackpot" beginning after the October 28, 2017, format change.
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The second largest Mega Millions jackpot, $ 1.537 billion, was won on October 23, 2018, by one ticket, sold in South Carolina. The jackpot was claimed on March 5, 2019, with the winner choosing to remain anonymous under South Carolina law.
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Powerball, Florida joined Mega Millions in May 2013. (Puerto Rico, whose lottery began in the 1930s, currently does not offer Mega Millions.) Mississippi began selling lottery tickets in 2019, it joined Mega Millions on January 30, 2020.
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The odds of winning or sharing a Mega Millions jackpot (October 19, 2013 – October 27, 2017): one in about 258.9 million. The overall odds of winning a prize were one in 14.71, including the base $ 1 prize for a "Mega Ball"-only match.
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2013. The minimum jackpot was then $ 15 million, with rollovers of at least $ 5 million. Second prize (5+0) became $ 1 million cash. In the revised format, players chose 5 of 75 white ball numbers, and the "Gold Ball" number out of 15.
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Recent additions to Mega Millions included the U.S. Virgin Islands, in October 2010, and Louisiana in November 2011. Florida joined Mega Millions on May 15, 2013, the first drawing to include Florida-bought tickets was two days later.
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Before the January 31, 2010, cross-sell expansion, Mega Millions was the only multi-jurisdictional lottery whose drawings were carried nationally, instead of airing only on stations in participating jurisdictions. Chicago-based cable
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began as an option available only in Texas. Several of the game's members offer the Just the Jackpot option, in which two plays cost $ 3. Only the jackpot can be won, none of the lower-tier prizes are available on such a wager.
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on August 31, 1996. The Big Game was created and designed by Michigan Lottery Commissioner Bill Martin and Illinois Lottery Director Desiree Rogers after having discussions regarding a multistate game with lottery directors
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The Georgia Lottery was a member of MUSL at the time and wanted to sell both games for the remainder of 1996, but within a few days, Georgia was forcibly removed from MUSL, returning with the 2010 cross-selling expansion.
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sequence. The last two numbers in the Mega Millions drawing did not match the last two numbers that were used in the scene. Those who played "The Numbers," including from quick-picks, won $ 150 ($ 118 in California) in a
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prize structure required by California Law is not compatible with the multiplier.) By adding $ 1 to a basic Mega Millions game, to $ 3, a player has an opportunity to multiply any non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The
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Mega Millions tickets bought with the Megaplier option, beginning September 12, 2010, automatically won $ 1 million (instead of $ 250,000) if the five white balls – but excluding the Mega Ball – are matched.
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of offering a $ 3, two-game play (called "Just the Jackpot"). A player choosing this option is not eligible for any of the eight lower-tier prizes, therefore, the Megaplier option is not available for
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became the first Powerball member (just before the cross-selling expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket after joining Mega Millions, with an annuity jackpot of $ 12 million.
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jackpot share fluctuates. Jackpots began at $ 15 million (disbursed in 30 graduated annual payments if the annuity is chosen), the corresponding cash value fluctuates depending on interest rates.
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Mega Millions' tenth-largest jackpot, $ 533 million, was for the March 30, 2018, drawing. One ticket from New Jersey won the jackpot, Riverdale Lukoil South Gas Station sold the winning ticket.
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Mega Millions lottery tickets from New Jersey (left) and New York (right): See below for rule variations among the game's members, including which lotteries offer the Just the Jackpot option
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1 in 74.8 (the probability for this prize was not 1:46, because there is the possibility of matching at least one of the "white" balls, which decreases the likelihood of matching
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amount was temporarily reset from $ 40 million to $ 20 million with the annuity option, with at least a $ 2 million rollover for each drawing without a jackpot winner, due to the
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choice to be made after winning (usually 60 days after claiming the ticket), although in Florida, the 60-day "clock" starts with the drawing in which the jackpot prize was won.
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In January 2012, Mega Millions' rival Powerball was altered, among the changes were a price increase of $ 1 for each play, as a result, a base game costs $ 2, or $ 3 with the
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is $ 20 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5% each year (unless the cash option is chosen). The jackpot increases when no top-prize winner results.
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on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays. Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries, the drawings are held at the studios of
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the multiplier option, by January 2011, all Mega Millions lotteries, except for California, offered the Megaplier. The Texas Lottery owns the trademark to Megaplier.
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in California, while Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming do not have an income tax. Some residents of New York City and
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Mega Millions' ninth-largest jackpot, $ 540 million, was for the July 8, 2016, drawing. One ticket from Indiana won the jackpot, the winner chose the cash option.
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Under the current version's regulations (which began October 28, 2017, with the first drawing October 31) for Mega Millions, the minimum Mega Millions advertised
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The fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot worth $ 1.13 billion was won following the March 26, 2024, drawing, in which one winning ticket was sold in New Jersey.
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The largest winning jackpot in Mega Millions history was $ 1.602 billion, for the August 8, 2023 drawing, in which a single winning jackpot ticket was sold in
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In 2007, a $ 31 million prize went unclaimed in New York. Many prizes of $ 250,000 each have been unclaimed, including several in Michigan for 2007 drawings.
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The fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot worth $ 1.34 billion was won following the July 29, 2022, drawing, in which one winning ticket was sold in Illinois.
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Over time, the size of jackpots has increased because of the higher ticket price, the larger number of states participating, and the reduced odds of winning.
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The third-largest Mega Millions jackpot worth $ 1.35 billion was won following the January 13, 2023 drawing, in which one winning ticket was sold in Maine.
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began—changed from 26 equal yearly installments to 30 graduated annual payments (increasing 5 percent yearly) with the format change on October 19, 2013.
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Two machines are used in each Mega Millions drawing. The model used for Mega Millions is the Criterion II, manufactured by Smartplay International of
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The probability and odds can be taken into a mathematical perspective: The probability of winning the jackpot (through October 27, 2017) was 1:(
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The 12 original (before the 2010 cross-sell expansion) Mega Millions members have each produced at least one Mega Millions jackpot winner.
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has 60 days from either the drawing, or in some jurisdictions, after claiming, to choose cash or annuity. The relative value of actual
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wagers in Kansas and Texas allow the player to choose their numbers, while Wisconsin players must ask for a terminal-generated ticket.
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Prizes are uniform in all Mega Millions jurisdictions, with the exception of California (where all prizes, including the jackpot, are
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In most cases, a lottery joining Mega Millions on or after January 31, 2010, offered Powerball before the MUSL cross-sell expansion.
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The new prize structure allocates roughly 75 percent of the prize pool for the jackpot, this is, in part, to facilitate the new
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of annual installments. A cash-value option (the usual choice), when chosen by a jackpot winner, pays the approximate
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is drawn by the Texas Lottery (before the cross-sell expansion on January 31, 2010, it was the only lottery to offer
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Mega Millions' non-California prize tiers effective October 28, 2017 (old prizes in parentheses, changed amounts in
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For the November 15, 2005, drawing, a group called "The Lucky 7" held the only jackpot-winning ticket, purchased in
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Powerball tickets were retailers whose businesses were on a border between jurisdictions and sold competing games.
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led to the temporary closing of its non-essential agencies on July 1, 2006. Among the casualties were the
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NY winner chose annuity (the cash/annuity choice made "when playing" required per then-NY Lottery rules)
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In preparation for the October 28, 2017, format change the then-46 Mega Millions members were given the
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and discourage crowding of selling venues for large jackpots, and to account for lower interest rates.
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Overall probabilities: 1 in 755 of winning any of the top six prizes, 1 in 40 of winning any prize.
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On June 24, 2005, to commemorate California joining Mega Millions, that night's drawing was held in
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Beginning in January 1999, jackpot winners were given the option to receive their prize in
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wagers that would have won second prize (5+0) with a traditional Mega Millions play.
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The odds for winning the $ 1 prize, 1 in 21, reflected the possibility of matching
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The January 4, 2011 Mega Millions drawing drew attention for its similarity to "
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Mega Millions' largest jackpot of $ 1.602 billion was won on August 8, 2023 in
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These lotteries offered the "Just the Jackpot" option upon the format change:
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option. The 2013–2017 version allocated about 68 percent towards the jackpot.
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Map of U.S. states and territories offering Mega Millions, as of November 2022
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The annuity—which was 20 annual payments (no cash option was available) when
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of the Virginia Lottery. The Big Game initially was drawn weekly, on Friday.
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Versions of The Big Game and Mega Millions have used different matrices:
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in Atlanta, Georgia. The original host was WSB's chief meteorologist,
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The minimum age to purchase a Mega Millions ticket is 18, except in
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5 numbers but not the Mega Ball (5+0): $ 1,000,000; 1 in 17,259,390
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The Big Game Mega Millions logo following the addition of the name
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Lower prize tiers (through October 18, 2013) based on a $ 1 play:
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Former Mega Millions odds (October 19, 2013 – October 27, 2017):
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As of January 2020, there has yet to be a jackpot winner from a
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Before the agreement, the only stores that sold Mega Millions
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5 numbers plus the Mega Ball (5+1): Jackpot; 1 in 258,890,850
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As of January 2020, 47 lotteries were offering Mega Millions
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or Mega Millions simultaneously added more than one member.
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Second largest annuity jackpot, largest cash value jackpot
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The Megaplier option remained, the 5 multiplier was added.
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California, or on Just the Jackpot wagers (where offered).
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levels of income tax, as these cities levy income taxes.
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Prizes and odds (2013–2017 version) based on a $ 1 play:
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on May 16, 2010, bringing the total to 42 jurisdictions.
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million cash, even though California does not offer the
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The Big Game logo prior to the Mega Millions name change
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starting jackpot raised to $ 40 million (annuity value)
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consortium on May 15, 2002, when the game was renamed
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Mega Millions lottery tickets will go from $ 1 to $ 2
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Kitchen, Patricia; Uda, Rachel (February 20, 2019).
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Mega Millions players have the option to activate a
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six years later) is an American multijurisdictional
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