Mega Millions is indubitably one of the most popular American lotteries. Its jaw-dropping jackpots has taken the world by surprise a couple of times. In this blog post, we are delighted to expound on some interesting facts and details about the wonderful lottery game - Mega Millions.

The History of Mega Millions

In its inception, Mega Millions was launched in 1996 as the Big Game. Over the 24 years since its release, the lottery has being increasing in popularity and it is now at the top of the lottery market. When it was first launched as The Big Game, it featured only six participating states and one weekly draw. Now, the Mega Millions lottery has expanded to 44 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

It was in 2002 that the name Mega Millions was adopted. In the year that followed, the game experienced the addition of the Megaplier, and Texas was incorporated into the Mega Millions family. In the year 2010, Mega Millions signed an agreement with Powerball and tickets for Mega Millions were offered for sale in the former Powerball states too.

The year 2017 was a historic landmark in the history of Mega Millions. This is because even larger prizes were beginning to be featured in the lottery game thenceforth.

Now, the burning question that has lingered on everyone's mind is "Will the Mega Millions jackpot attain the billion-dollar threshold?" By all means, we look forward to this in the new version of the Mega Millions lottery game.

Playing The Mega Millions Lottery

The range of numbers for Mega Millions is divided into two separate pools of numbers. The first pool consists of the main one where players are required to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70. The other pool is where the players choose an additional number from 1 to 25.

Winning The Jackpot

To win the huge and mouthwatering jackpot, a player needs to match all 5 numbers and the mega ball. Even if you do not win the jackpot, do not worry, Mega Millions offers a generous variety of other secondary prizes.

About Keeping A Winner's Identity Anonymous

A lot of people always want to know if anonymity is possible after winning the Mega Millions lottery. Since Mega Millions is a multi-state American lottery, the answer lies in the state in which the lottery ticket was bought. There are only six American states that permit lottery winners to keep their identity a secret. Every other states request that the winners should reveal a number of information in regard to their identity. These information may exclude the winner's name but at least reveal the name of the city and county.

What Are The Highest Jackpots Till Date?

If you are curious about the massive size of the Mega Millions lottery, here is a compilation of the all-time highest jackpots in the history of Mega Millions.

1. $1.53 billion

2. $656 million

3. $648 million

4. $543 million

5. $536 million

6. $533 million

7. $451 million

8. $437 million

9. $414 million

10. $393 million

From this table above, it is very much obvious that Mega Millions has become excessively popular. It is even more amazing that it gets even bigger every year!