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With the new and improved Mega Millions lottery offering a guaranteed $40 million jackpot, more and more players are flocking to Mega Millions. Of course they are! With a starting jackpot that big, who wouldn’t want to win? Take a look at the prize table and you’ll see that Mega Millions offers plenty of great secondary prizes. Look a little closer at the rules and you’ll see that the Mega Millions Megaplier multiplies secondary prizes by 2-5 times, including the $1 million 2nd prize! Which is why it’s always a good idea to play the Mega Millions Megaplier to multiply your prize.

What is the Megaplier?

Here’s a quick refresher: check the Megaplier option on your Mega Millions entry to multiply all secondary prizes by 2-5 times. This will add $1 to the cost of your ticket, but it could pay off big if you win an additional $4 million with your Mega Millions 2nd prize. The Megaplier will be randomly drawn with the other numbers in the draw to determine what the prize multiplier will be.

How to Turn $1 Million Into $5 Million – Play the Megaplier!

On September 22, 2017, Paul and Norma Fox of Cortlandt, New York guessed all five main numbers 5, 39, 54, 63, 66 in the Mega Millions draw to win the 2nd prize! Luckily, they played the Megaplier and turned the $1 million 2nd prize into an incredible $5 million! Paul recounts checking the results and realizing they had won:
“I checked online and saw that we matched five numbers. I called for Norma and told her we won $1,000,000. She was shocked,” then Paul double-checked the ticket. “I forgot I played the Megaplier. I was speechless when I realized.”
For an extra $1 spent on the Mega Millions ticket, Paul and Norma Fox won an additional $4 million! Seems like a good decision to us!

Great Secondary Prizes With the Megaplier Makes for a Winning Combination!

The Mega Millions jackpot rightfully gets a lot of attention – it’s the star of the show. Since the jackpot starts at $40 million, this is only natural. However, as you can see, Mega Millions has incredible secondary prizes that, when multiplied, can add up to serious money! No matter what the jackpot is doing, there’s always a chance to win big with Mega Millions secondary prizes! Play Mega Millions online today for your chance to win big!

Mega Millions attracts lottery players from all over the world who are looking to play one of the biggest and most exciting jackpots on the planet. With so many players buying tickets for the Mega Millions, there is also every style of lottery play imaginable. Syndicates are one of the most popular ways to play Mega Millions. Groups of friends, co-workers, family members, whoever, band together and purchase shares of a syndicate to play Mega Millions. Not only do Mega Millions Syndicates boost the odds of winning, but they also occasionally win big!

‘Three Amigos’ Mega Millions Syndicate Won a Record Jackpot!

In March 2012, the Mega Millions jackpot reached a record-breaking $656 million, and lottery fever gripped the world. Three colleagues from the state of Maryland’s public education system pooled together $20 each and bought 60 lottery tickets for the historic Mega Millions draw. With that, the ‘Three Amigos’ syndicate was born! When the dust settled after the draw, the syndicate was $218.6 million richer! The Three Amigos won one-third of the incredible jackpot, splitting it with two other winning tickets.

To date, we still do not know who the Three Amigos are. They chose to remain anonymous. Maryland law allows this option, perhaps to avoid the attention that a huge lottery win will inevitably bring. We do know that there were two women and one man in the group. The women were in their 20’s and 50’s, while the man was in his 40’s at the time. They were all from Milford Mill, Maryland. The youngest syndicate member is the one who purchased the 60 tickets. When the draw took place, she spread them all on the floor and checked each individually to see if one matched. Of course, one matched the winning numbers of 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 and Mega Ball 23.

Once the woman discovered that one of the tickets was a jackpot winner, she immediately called the other syndicate members to tell them the incredible news. The members signed the winning ticket and put it in a safe until they could collect their prize.

The Three Amigos opted for the lump sum cash amount of $158 million for their share of the jackpot. Each member of the syndicate took home $35 million after taxes. Plans for the winnings ranged from a European backpacking trip to college tuition to buying a house for a family member.

Playing Mega Millions as part of a syndicate is a fun way to play that boosts winning odds and can potentially land you a huge jackpot. No matter how you choose to play Mega Millions, the most important thing is to play.

Get your Mega Millions tickets online before the next draw!

The new look Mega Millions is already causing quite a stir. Recent changes to Mega Millions have set the lottery on a path that could lead to a jackpot record. Of course, changing the rules of a lottery is very exciting for the players, but it also means a great deal of legwork for the lottery operator. In the case of Mega Millions, nearly 50 states and territories had to prepare for the rule changes. Fortunately for you, it’s possible to play Mega Millions online!

Unfortunately, the Virginia Lottery was a little late in making all the necessary changes. While the rule changes for Mega Millions went into effect on October 28th, the Virginia Lottery sold tickets between 10:45 and 11:51 p.m. on Friday, October 27th for the October 31st draw that had a 0% chance of winning. How is it possible to have a 0% chance of winning? Well, first let’s look at the rule changes.

We all know that the starting jackpot is higher, $40 million vs. $15 million, and the 2nd prize is still a scintillating $1 million and is actually easier to win than before. Dig a little deeper into the changes and you’ll see that the guess ranges have changed, as well. Players must still select five main numbers and one Mega Ball. The guess range for the main numbers has changed from 1-75 to 1-70. The range for the Mega Ball was 1- 15 and changed to 1-25.

The Virginia Lotto sold 323 tickets with a total of 628 lines that had the guess ranges from the previous rules. 182 lines included a number greater than 70, meaning that it is impossible to win the jackpot under the new format.

The Virginia Lottery is promising to honor all prizes won with the affected tickets. The lottery is also offering to offer a refund for the affected tickets, as well as a new ticket on the house. Players have 180 days to collect their refund and new ticket.

Be Safe, Play Mega Millions Online!

Fortunately, you have a chance to play Mega Millions online! Draws take place twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays, so grab your chance now. The only way you’ll have a 0% chance of winning is if you don’t play!