Mega Millions

How to bet on the Mega Millions Lottery Online?

They say that everything is bigger and better in America, we believe that they are talking about the USA lottery payouts! The popularity of the Mega Millions comes from its massive record-breaking payouts that have instantly changed lives for over 20 years.

The Mega Million lotto currently holds the second-largest lottery payout in the world, a gigantic US $1.537 billion, won in October 2018. This is also the largest lottery win by a single lottery player.

Thanks to the convenience of the internet and Lotto247, you can now bet on the Mega Millions lottery online and stand the chance to instantly transform your life with one Mega Millions win.

To bet on the Mega Millions, you have to;

Sign in to your Lotto247 account. Or you can create a new account if you are new to our website.
Deposit funds into your account using one of our various safe and secure payment methods.
Once funds reflect in your account, you can place your Mega Millions lottery bets online.

The Mega Millions online lottery uses two (2) drums to draw its numbers. The first drum contains the “main numbers” while the second drum holds the “Mega Ball”.

Choose five (5) main numbers from a possible pool of 70 and;

One (1) number from 1 – 25

When selecting your lucky numbers for the Mega Millions lottery online, you can pick them by either using manual selection or the Quick Pick option. The Quick Pick method uses a random number generator to pick your lucky numbers for you.

What is the Mega Ball?

The “Mega Ball”, which is gold in colour, is the ‘bonus ball’ in the Mega Millions lottery. It is drawn from the second drum that contains numbers ranging from 1 to 25. The Mega Ball increases the value of the Mega Millions winning total.

When the Mega Millions lottery was launched, the Mega Ball was previously named the “Big Money Ball”.

When to place your Mega Millions bets online?

So, you have your lucky numbers and are ready to place your Mega Millions bets but not sure when to do it?

The Mega Millions lottery holds its draws every Tuesday and Friday at 23:00 (ET).

You’ll see the time left before the next Mega Millions online lottery draw.

To check if your lucky numbers matched those drawn in the Mega Millions draw, visit the Mega Millions results page. The Mega Millions online lottery results are updated immediately after each draw.

More Information about Mega Millions:

What is the Mega Millions Lottery?

The American Mega Millions lottery has been transforming lives by creating instant millionaires for the past 20 years. Since its launch, the popular Mega Millions lotto has been rebranded, and its format changed.

When Mega Millions was launched in August 1996, it was called “The Big Game” with only six (6) states participating: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia. It held its first draw on September 6, 1996. The Mega Millions lotto was instantly popular, and more states decided to join in, with now almost every American state participating except for five states.

In 1997 after experiencing substantial growth, a Tuesday draw was added in February 1998. More changes followed in 1999 as players were given a wider choice of lucky numbers to choose from, including a new cash (lump-sum) pay-out option.

Since its inception, the popular game changed its name twice from “The Big Game Mega Millions” in 2002 to “Mega Millions” in 2005. The Mega Millions game matrix and its prizes were also changed in 2002 to infuse more excitement in the game.

The Mega Millions lottery made history on March 30, 2012, with the record-breaking US $656 million Mega Millions windfall, the winnings were split evenly amongst three winners from Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

In 2017, the Mega Millions lottery changed its structure, making it more rewarding and easier to win a million-dollar prize. The result of these changes saw an increase of enormous payouts with the starting minimum Mega Millions payout growing nearly three times its size.

Other changes implemented included changing the number of main numbers from 75 to 70 and increasing the pool of Mega Balls from 15 to 25.

How to win the Mega Millions?

To win the Mega Millions, you have to match the five (5) white numbers drawn, in any order, including the Mega Ball.

You can also win secondary prizes by matching fewer numbers as outlined in the table below.

Mega Millions Rollovers

There is no Mega Millions cap or rollover limit. The Mega Millions lotto will continue to roll over until it has been won, meaning the prize can reach hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions!

If more than one Mega Millions lotto player scoops the top prize, the winnings will be shared evenly amongst all the winners.

What are the chances of winning the Mega Millions Lottery?

When you bet on the Mega Millions lottery online, the chances of winning the Mega Millions are 302,575,350 to 1. However, you stand a much higher chance of winning smaller prizes.

Below is a table of your chances of winning other Mega Millions prizes;

Prize Level	Chances of winning
Five (5) numbers + Mega Ball	1 in 302,575,350
Five (5) numbers	1 in 12,607,306
Four (4) numbers + Mega Ball	1 in 931,001
Four (4) numbers	1 in 38,792
Three (3) numbers + Mega Ball	1 in 14,547
Three (3) numbers	1 in 606
Two (2) numbers + Mega Ball	1 in 693
One (1) number + Mega Ball	1 in 89

Interesting Facts About Mega Millions

The two drums used in all of the Mega Millions draws are a Criterion II model manufactured by Smartplay International from New Jersey.

These two drums use counter-rotating arms to move the balls around and mix them. Each of the drawn balls drops individually, several seconds apart, through a hole at the bottom of the mixing drums.

Biggest Mega Millions Winners

Winning Total	Location	Date Won
US $1.537 billion	South Carolina	October 2018
US $656 million	Kansas, Illinois and Maryland	March 2012
US $648 million	California and Georgia	December 2013
US $543 million	California	July 2018
US $536 million	Indiana	July 2016
US $533 million	New Jersey	March 2018
US $522 million	California	June 2019
US $451 million	Florida	January 2018
US $437 million	New York	January 2019
US $414 million	Florida and Maryland	March 2014