Ahead of Friday’s drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to over $500 million.
No winner has emerged in the multistate draw game since February 16th.
Currently, with a three-month dry spell behind us, the current Mega Millions jackpot stands at a staggering $515 million and continues to climb.
The upcoming drawing will take place on Friday at 11 p.m. If you manage to select the five winning numbers along with the gold Mega Ball, you will win the largest jackpot since January 22nd. Earlier this year, a fortunate Mega Millions player won an astounding 10-figure sum of $1.1 billion.
Get your chance at a Mega Millions jackpot
For the May 21 drawing, Virginia lottery players can conveniently purchase a Mega Millions ticket without stepping out of their homes.
In Virginia, the online lottery provides ticket options for both Mega Millions and Powerball, the country’s two prominent jackpot draw games.
For instructions on playing on smartphones, tablets, and computers, visit the VA Lottery page.
Aside from the well-liked draw games, VA Lottery participants have the opportunity to test their luck with digital instant-win games, also known as “online scratchers.” These e-instant games offer a variety of mechanics, themes, and styles. The gameplay begins at a modest 5 cents per play and can reach up to $20.
Nevertheless, the focal point this week lies solely on Mega Millions. As the jackpots for these interstate draw games soar to hundreds of millions of dollars, they effortlessly attract widespread mainstream interest.
Ticket sales for the upcoming Mega Millions drawing are rapidly increasing, with a high demand both online and at over 5,000 retail lotto outlets in Virginia.
How to play Mega Millions
In addition to Virginia, Mega Millions can be played in 45 other states, Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
The game, which made its debut 19 years ago, presents live drawings from Atlanta twice a week. These thrilling events occur on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m.
The minimum jackpot prize is set at $40 million, but if no player manages to win the jackpot (which has only occurred twice in 2021), the prize amount increases for the subsequent drawing.
In order to participate in Mega Millions, individuals are required to successfully match 5 out of the 70 white balls, along with the MegaBall, which is numbered from 1 to 25. Participants have the option to manually select their preferred numbers or allow the computer to generate them randomly.
You can purchase tickets for $2 each, and if you choose, you have the option to add a $1 Megaplier that can enhance your non-jackpot winnings. The smaller prizes you can win range from $4 (matching only the MegaBall) to $1 million (matching the five white balls but not the gold ball).
With the Mega Millions jackpot having an astonishingly low chance of 1 in 302,575,350, it is crucial not to wager any amount that you cannot afford to lose.
In October 2018, the Mega Millions jackpot reached an unprecedented $1.5 billion, making it the largest ever recorded. However, it wasn’t until six months later that a fortunate player from South Carolina came forward to claim the prize, choosing to remain anonymous.
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