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California records a mega millions ticket of $426 million

Ticket Holders can also play the Just the Jackpot game. Players pay $3 on two lines (usually $4), but they can only win the jackpot.

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Lotteries are really a money-making method. All a player needs is a little bit of luck. There are a lot of stories of people who have won lotteries. These bear testimonies to their reliability.

The Winning Numbers

According to the resources, a very lucky person from Woodland Hills, California won the $426 million jackpot. In Friday night's drawing, one got all six balls correct. It was originally expected to be worth $421 million, but final purchases increased it even more.

These special numbers were 3 - 16 - 25 - 44 - 55 and Megaball 13 on Friday, January 28, 2022. The Megaplier was set to three times. The winner could also choose to take the $292.9 million cash prize. Four others also won million-dollar rewards by getting all five white balls right, in addition to this specific winner.

A Brief Overview of the Lottery

This is a worldwide lottery established in the United States. It does not matter where a specific player is residing. Anyone from anywhere in the world can enter this. It began in 1996 and is still going strong today. It was originally called The Big Game. The game's name was changed to Mega Millions six years later, in 2002. It was also named The Big Game Mega Millions for a short time in 2002.

It kept on gaining more and more players throughout the time. Today, most people in the world like to go for this. Just like the above story explains, there have been lots of people who have been lucky enough to be rewarded. And, there will be more and more fortunate people in the future too. This can positively change the lives of a lot of people in the world.

Start and record jackpots

It starts at roughly $15 million. And the highest reported to date is $1600. An anonymous player from Simpsonville, South Carolina, won it on October 23rd, 2018. Both the player and the state benefited from this. From this, the state got nearly $61 million in income tax. This is one of the few states that enable winners to keep their identities hidden, and the winner chose to do so in order to enjoy his newfound money in peace. Only that the winner picked the cash option is what people know. This turned out to be an amount of about $878 million.

Days and times of draw

This is about the draw days and times. Tuesdays and Fridays are the draw days. This lottery is drawn at 11:00 p.m. ET.

The cost of a ticket. It is important to state how much money a player must spend in order to win a huge amount of money of this sort. It is only $2. Also there is a possibility to play Mega Millions from India and the other countries. In this case paper ticket price is $4-5, defending the messaging company.

Rules to play it

This section discusses the lottery's regulations. This is how things work.

  1. It is necessary to purchase a ticket to start with
  2. Then it is choosing six numbers from one of two pools (White balls & Golden balls). Five white balls ranging from 1 to 70 points must be picked, as well as one gold mega ball ranging from 1 to 25 points.
  3. A player can also choose Quick Pick / Easy Pick to have the lottery machine choose their lotto numbers at random.
  4. When all six balls (5 white + 1 gold) are matched, the jackpot is won.

                Also, there is a possibility to play the Megaplier, and that only costs an additional $1.

What is a Megaplier?

Players can go for this option for an extra $1. It can increase the value of non-jackpot wins. A number of this kind from 2 to 5 has to be picked on the night of each draw. Any rewards won by players other than the jackpot will be doubled by this. With the exception of California, all states that participate in this provide this great option.

Playing only the Jackpot

Ticket Holders can also play the Just the Jackpot game. Players pay $3 on two lines (usually $4), but they can only win the jackpot. If a player can only get less than five major numbers and the Mega Ball, he or she will not receive a reward. In New Hampshire, this functionality is currently unavailable.

Conclusion

The focus of this article was on the latest Mega Millions ticket of $421 Million from California. The players out there must have identified the enormous rewards playing lotteries can give. And this must have been a great source of encouragement too. Luck will come your way at some point. One day, you, too, will be a jackpot winner. Best of luck to all of the players. A jackpot winner would never regret the small amount of money he or she spends on the ticket. Perhaps, a jackpot winner might be reading this too. But he or she would not become a winner unless he or she tries.

 

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