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Mega Millions gives you NINE ways to win eight
different prizes. Jackpots start at $12 million
and have gone to more than $300 million. Second
prize
is a cool $250,000.
- Choose your own
numbers on a playslip. Select five different
numbers from 1 through 56, then select one
Mega Ball number from 1 through 46.
- Or you can play
Easy Pick and let the computer choose your numbers.
- Or you can use
a combination of these play methods.
- Each play (six
numbers) costs $1.00.
- The jackpot is
pari-mutuel. All other prizes are fixed dollar
amounts.
Jackpot winners choose how they want to accept
their prize.
Annual Payout is your share
of the advertised jackpot in 26 guaranteed annual
payments. The Virginia Lottery invests the jackpot
prize pool in U.S. Treasury Bonds over a 26-year
period. The advertised jackpot is the estimated
total amount of pre-tax winnings payable over
26 payments. (If a winner dies, his or her heirs
will inherit these payments.)
Cash Option is your share
of the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool in ONE
payment. The value of the payment depends on
how much money is received when the U.S. Treasury
Bonds are sold. Cash Option is roughly half of the advertised annuitized jackpot.
Mark the OPTIONAL PLAYS box for any of the following.
Playing more than one drawing increases the ticket
price by the number of drawings you choose.
Multi-Draw:
Play more than one drawing, including
the next.
Future:
Play any future drawing, or drawings, except
the next.
Repeat:
Your play repeats for more than one ticket.
 Match
all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot.
Check the chart here for all NINE ways to win
a prize in Mega Millions.
If more than one ticket matches
all six numbers in a drawing, winners will share
the jackpot. Jackpot winners will choose Annual
payout or Cash Option when they claim their prize.
Jackpot prizes are pari-mutuel. All other prizes
are "fixed" prizes. If prize liability
exceeds the prize-pool funding for fixed prizes,
these prizes may be paid on a pari-mutuel basis
and could be lower than these published prize
levels. Refer to the official game rules for detailed
explanation.
Mega Millions drawings are
held Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. On these
days, the cut-off to buy tickets for that night's
drawing is 10:45 p.m. Virginia's Mega Millions
tickets cannot be canceled. All sales are final.
Use a playslip to ensure that you pick the numbers
you want. To play more than one drawing, mark
the box on the playslip and tell the clerk how
many drawings you want. Playing ahead will multiply
your ticket price by that number of drawings.
Drawings are broadcast on
WTVR (Channel 6) in Central Virginia, WAVY
(Channel
10) in Hampton Roads, WDBJ (Channel 7) in Southwest
Virginia and WCYB (Channel 5) in the tri-state
area. Check your local listing for times
or Click
Here to see the latest drawings.
Because so many people play
Mega Millions, jackpots get higher more quickly.
States whose lotteries sell Mega Millions are
Virginia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas and
Washington. Winning tickets bought in Virginia
must be redeemed in Virginia.
 You can play Virginia's Mega
Millions with a subscription. Select your favorite numbers or choose Easy Pick.
Each play costs $1 per drawing. You can play for
26, 52 or 104 drawings. Since drawings are held
twice a week, 104 drawings would be a one-year
subscription.
Playslips are available online by clicking here.
Subscribers must be at least 18 years old.
If you win the Mega Millions
jackpot with a subscription, a representative from the
Virginia Lottery will contact you with instructions
on how to claim your prize.
If you win
prizes from $150 to $250,000,
the Lottery will mail a check
to
you within three weeks of the
drawing. If you win $2, $3,
$7 or $10 prizes, you will receive
ONE check for the total of all
those prizes at the END of your
subscription. |
