in the stating times of Mega Millions was really not a success and none could grab the winning numbers also, in that way each month's prize has been added up with next month at last the jackpot amount for Mega Million reached $640 Million, which is world's highest amount for a jackpot. with this amount the winner can buy 2.9 million new iPads; 12,000 Maserati GranTurismo sports cars and even with this single jackpot winner can get in to the world's richest people chart all this by just $1 investment.
this $640 Million trended in US and people started buying there $1 tickets like anything soon Mega Million became world trend. they have not officially announced that how many tickets they sold till now, but it is sure that billions of ticket sold out through the 40 US states
How To Play
Mega Millions tickets cost $1.00 per play.Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 56 and one number from 1 to 46 - or select Easy Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
What if you win the jackpot?
Annuity option: Provides 26 annual payments. For every $1,000,000 in the jackpot, you will receive approximately $38,500 per year before taxes.
Cash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
In addition to the jackpot, there are other prizes ranging from $2 to $250,000*.
* In California all prizes are pari-mutuel, meaning payouts are based on sales and the number of winners. All other Mega Millions states set the 2nd through 9th prizes at pre-determined amounts.
**Some states use a Megaplier feature to increase non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3 or 4 times. To find out if your state participates, and to get Megaplier results, visit the lottery web site in the state in which you played.
* from the website: www.megamillions.com
Users can check the result in Mega Millions official website
