Mega Millions VA

Virginia is known as the lottery friendly state for the players. There is a long list of big jackpot winners from Virginia. Mega Millions is a multi-state ga,e and is played in about 44 US states including Virginia. If you live in Virginia or a nearby state, you might be in luck. Grab your Mega Millions of tickets as there is a never-ending long list of winners of Mega Millions lottery game from Virginia.

Game Play

To play Mega Millions lottery game, visit your nearest lottery retailer and ask for a Mega Million Playslip. On the Playslip, you will see 1-70 numbers printed, pick any five numbers from them and A section with 1-25 numbers printed on it, pick any 1 number out of this. Fill the Playslip using a black pen or pencil, and in case you make a mistake, tick the void box. Do NOT erase as it will cancel your lottery ticket. If you don’t want to pick your numbers yourself, you can always select the Quick Pick method which will allocate you 6 random numbers picked by a central computer system.

Game Payout and Odds 

In Mega Million, you can win the jackpot by matching 5+1 balls and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 302 million. There are lower tier cash prizes available as well. You can win $1 million by matching 5 numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 12,607,306.  You can win $10,000 by matching 4+1 numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 931,001. You can win $500 by matching 4 numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 38,792. You can win $200 by matching 3+1 numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 14,547. You can win $10 by matching 3 numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 606.  You can win $10 by matching 2+1  numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 693. You can win $4 by matching 1+1  numbers and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 89. You can win $2 by matching the Mega Ball number and the odds of winning the same are 1 in 37. Therefore the overall odds of winning any cash prize are 1 in 24.

Drawing Schedule 

Mega Millions of drawings are scheduled twice every week on Tuesday and Friday at 11 PM (According to Virginia local time). Get your tickets before 10:45 PM as on the drawing days (Tuesday and Friday) as they cut off the ticket sales after that. To check the results, you can visit The Lottery Lab website.

Megaplier

To step up your game, you can add Megaplier to your ticket. It is an add-on bet which multiplies your non-jackpot prizes. A separate drawing is held just before the number draw to determine the Megaplier value. For example, if the drawn Megaplier is % and you managed to get 5 numbers correct which means you will receive $5 million, rather than $1 million. Great! Isn’t it?

Mega Millions is a fairly popular game as it offers a big rolling jackpot starting at $40 million which can roll over to astronomical amount. Last year it rolled over to $1.5 Billion and the lottery fever went crazy and a single ticket won the Jackpot on October 23, 2018. Considering the odds of winning the jackpot, that lies 1 in 302 million, it is almost impossible to win it but win it with the services and tools offered by The Lottery Lab.