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Nj Lottery Mega Million
Mega Millions is a US multi-jurisdictional $1 lottery game. Since May 2002, Mega Millions' advertised jackpots have started at US$12 million paid over 26 yearly installments (unless the cash option is chosen), increasing when there is no jackpot winner. Reflecting common practice among American lotteries, the jackpot is advertised as a nominal value of annual installments. A lump sum (cash value) option, when chosen by a jackpot winner (see below), pays the approximate present value of the installments. Mega Millions currently uses a 5/56 (white balls) + 1/46 (the Mega Ball) matrix to select its winning numbers. Each game costs players $1; in most Mega Millions jurisdictions, players may opt to pay an extra $1 per game to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by up to 4x with the Megaplier . Mega Millions is drawn at 11 PM Eastern time every Tuesday and Friday, including holidays. The drawings are held in Atlanta, Georgia. Cutoff for ticket sales is 15 minutes before the scheduled drawing.
Mega Millions currently holds the record for the largest jackpot, set on March 6, 2007 when two tickets split a prize of $390 million (annuity).
The expansion of Mega Millions and Powerball in 2010
On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in U.S. lottery jurisdictions. The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010. On the same day, 10 Mega Millions members began selling Powerball tickets for their first drawing on February 3, 2010. Montana (joining Mega Millions on March 1, 2010) was the first jurisdiction to add either game after the cross-sell expansion. Currently, Mega Millions is played in 36 jurisdictions and Powerball is available in 43 jurisdictions; 34 lotteries now sell tickets for both games.
Future Mega Millions members: Nebraska (March 20, 2010) Oregon (March 28, 2010) Maine (April 4, 2010) Arizona (April 18, 2010) Colorado (May 2010)
California and Ohio remain the two Mega Millions members without Powerball; however, Ohio is likely to add Powerball in April 2010. It is likely this cross-selling arrangement is a temporary measure as the lotteries investigate the possibility of merging the two games to establish a single lottery.
Current and future participating members
PB = Powerball ( Lotto*America until April 1992); MM = Mega Millions ( The Big Game until May 2002)
Both Mega Millions and Powerball
- Arkansas (PB October 31, 2009) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Connecticut (PB 1995) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Delaware (PB 1991) (MM January 31, 2010)
- District of Columbia (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Georgia (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Idaho (PB 1990) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Illinois (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Indiana (PB 1990) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Iowa (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Kansas (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Kentucky (PB 1991) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Maryland (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Massachusetts (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Michigan (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Minnesota (PB 1990) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Missouri (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Montana (PB 1989) (MM March 1, 2010)
- New Hampshire (PB 1995) (MM January 31, 2010)
- New Jersey (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1999)
- New Mexico (PB 1996) (MM January 31, 2010)
- New York (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 2002)
- North Carolina (PB 2006) (MM January 31, 2010)
- North Dakota (PB 2004) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Oklahoma (PB 2006) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Pennsylvania (PB 2002) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Rhode Island (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- South Carolina (PB 2002) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Tennessee (PB 2004) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Texas (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 2003)
- Vermont (PB 2003) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Virginia (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 1996)
- Washington (PB January 31, 2010) (MM 2002)
- West Virginia (PB 1988) (MM January 31, 2010)
- Wisconsin (PB 1989) (MM January 31, 2010)
Mega Millions only
- California (PB in Spring 2010) (MM 2005)
- Ohio (PB April 2010) (MM 2002)
Powerball only
- Arizona (PB 1994) (MM April 18, 2010)
- Colorado (PB 2001) (MM May 2010)
- Florida (PB 2009) (No MM plans yet)
- Louisiana (PB 1995) (No MM plans yet)
- Maine (PB 2004) (MM April 4, 2010)
- Nebraska (PB 1994) (MM March 20, 2010)
- Oregon (PB 1988) (MM March 28, 2010)
- South Dakota (PB 1990) (MM in Spring 2010)
- U.S. Virgin Islands (PB 2002) (MM in Spring 2010)
History
The Big Game
Tickets went on sale in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia on August 31, 1996, for the new lottery then known as The Big Game . Drawings were held weekly on Fridays.
The Georgia Lottery was a member of MUSL at the time and wanted to sell both games for the remainder of that year; however, within a few days, Georgia was forcibly removed from MUSL, returning with the cross-selling expansion.
Beginning in January 1999, jackpot winners had the choice to claim the prize in cash.
In May 1999, New Jersey joined The Big Game, the only jurisdiction to do so before the change to Mega Millions.
The Big Game Mega Millions
New York and Ohio joined The Big Game on May 15, 2002. This was when the game was changed to its second name, The Big Game Mega Millions , temporarily retaining the old name, and its "gold ball" logo. Also, the "Big Money Ball" changed its name to the "Mega Ball." After the game's name was altered, the yellow ball in the logo of the Mega Millions read "The Big Game." The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was held on May 17, 2002. Three more lotteries later joined: Washington (September 2002), Texas (2003), and California (2005). California was the last addition to Mega Millions before the cross-sell expansion of 2010. Montana joined Mega Millions on March 1, 2010, one month after the cross-sell expansion.
When Texas added Mega Millions in 2003, it offered an option available only to its players, the Megaplier , which is similar to Powerball's PowerPlay ; the latter is available wherever Powerball is played. None of the other original (before January 31, 2010) Mega Millions members have added the Megaplier .
On June 24, 2005, to commemorate California joining Mega Millions, the drawing was held in Hollywood, with Carrie Underwood assisting Glenn Burns for the draw.
For the drawing of November 15, 2005, a group called "The Lucky 7" held the single ticket, bought in Anaheim, California, winning the $315 million jackpot. They chose the cash option, splitting $175 million before Federal tax. This remains the largest prize won by a single ticket in Mega Millions.
On March 6, 2007, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $390 million , which is the record for the largest jackpot total of any US lottery. The jackpot was divided by two tickets, which matched the winning numbers of 16-22-29-39-42; the Mega Ball was 20; both winners elected to receive their prize is cash, with each share $116,557,083 before taxes.
Cross-sell expansion of 2010
The New Jersey Lottery, as well as some others, in early 2009, announced it would seek permission to sell Powerball tickets alongside Mega Millions. In October 2009, an agreement between Mega Millions and MUSL allowed all US lotteries, including New Jersey's, to offer both games. On January 31, 2010, Mega Millions expanded to include 23 Powerball lotteries. As of that date, 35 jurisdictions were participating in Mega Millions. On the same day, 10 existing Mega Millions lotteries began selling Powerball tickets. California and Ohio remain as the only two jurisdictions to sell Mega Millions exclusively. Ohio, however, is expected to start selling Powerball tickets as of April 16, 2010; however, the start date is not official. On March 1, 2010, Montana became the 36th Mega Millions member, meaning 34 lotteries now offer both games.
Presumably due to their experience with the PowerPlay option for Powerball, all 23 lotteries joining Mega Millions on January 31, 2010 decided to offer the Megaplier to their players. The Megaplier continues to be drawn by Texas Lottery computers, as some Mega Millions members continue without the Megaplier . Montana, offering Powerball before the expansion date, became the the 24th lottery to offer the Megaplier .
On March 13, 2010, New Jersey became the first of the Mega Millions members (just before the cross-sell expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning ticket for Powerball after joining Powerball. The ticket is worth over $
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