Mega Millions jackpot reaches over $250million ahead of next drawing on Friday, August 20
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MEGAMILLIONS WINNERS IN 2020
Here are the five Mega Millions jackpots won in 2020:
$119 million — September 15 in Wisconsin$22 million — July 31 in California$124 million — July 24 in New Jersey$410 million — June 9 in Arizona
$202 million — February 11 in New Jersey
HOW OLD DO YOU NEED TO BE TO BUY A LOTTERY TICKET?
People must be 18 or older in order to buy lottery tickets in just about every state in the US.
NO GUARANTEE
There is no guarantee that a jackpot will be awarded for every drawing.
Other smaller cash prizes are also included.
PRIZE TIERS?
“Mega Millions has nine different prize tiers, ranging from $2 all the way up to the jackpot, which is always guaranteed to be $20 million or more,” Lottery.net explains.
“There is also no cap or rollover limit, meaning prizes can easily run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.”
HOW TO PLAY MEGA MILLIONS: 4 EASY STEPS
Lottery.net listed the following steps on its website:
- Choose five main numbers between 1 and 70
- Choose a Mega Ball number between 1 and 25
- Choose whether to play the Megaplier for an additional $1
- Purchase tickets before the cut-off time (this varies by state; check with the state lottery for ticket purchase cut-off times)
LARGEST PRIZE IN HISTORY
On March 30, 2012, Mega Millions made history with the world’s largest prize in any jackpot game to that date: $656 million.
The prize was split three ways by winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
The record was eventually surpassed by a Powerball jackpot in January 2016.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF WINNING?
The odds of winning the Mega jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
WHERE CAN YOU PLAY THE MEGAMILLIONS?
Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands.
