Mega Millions is a lottery played in the USA, it’s one of the biggest and most generous games that there are in the world.  12 States in the US take part, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington (although Florida is also thinking of joining).  Other top lotteries in the US include California Super Lotto Plus, Powerball, Florida Lotto, Tennessee Lotto Plus and Texas Lotto.  Mega millions happens to be a multi state game which has its advantage as it means that there are more people who are likely to create a bigger prize but at the same time it also means more people are likely to win.  This applies also for the Euro Millions lottery which can be played worldwide – the jackpots can be huge sometimes because there are so many people taking part but at the same time, it means more people have the potential to win.

In order to win the Mega millions lottery you need to pick six balls in total – no less, no more.  These balls must be between 1 – 56 (the main numbers which total 5) and the bonus or golden ball is just the one, and is from 1 -49.  This may sound like a very easy task but it can actually be very hard and very challenging to pick the right numbers and the chances of you getting them all right is actually very slim. Matching fewer balls will still give you a winning prize however although it will be smaller – match all the numbers including the jackpot and you will get the jackpot which can be anything from $12 million all the way up to $390 (in the case of a rollover). However all the other pries that you can pick up are far smaller, matching one golden ball gives you just $2 for example.  Matching just five more balls on top of that gives you a life changing sum!

Don’t forget when you are picking your numbers to win you can check previous games to see what numbers and popular and unpopular.  For example, if you see a number is popular it may seem like a good idea to pick it (and it is after all popular for a reason!).  However, don’t forget that a popular number is also likely to not make another appearance because it spends so long being picked; the probability of it being left out for a while is high. 

This is the same idea or when you look at the numbers drawn the week before – the chances of these coming out again, especially in the same sequence is very rare and unlikely so avoid these like the plague.  Also remember to avoid any obvious sequences, and that includes multiples of numbers, or numbers that are next to one another or anything with too much of one number – although these can come out sometimes.  Is a case of balance – and remember that it is always easier to win if you put more entries in one week then spread them out.