If you’ve never played the lottery before, now is the time to get in on the action as Mega Millions reaches a jaw dropping $1.6 Billing and the Powerball hits $620 Million. This is quite frankly the Super Bowl of lotteries and officially the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history!
As lottery mania reaches an all time high pitch, some are asking, so what’s best, pick your own numbers or just do a quick draw? The truth is, it doesn’t matter as it’s all random so improving your chances of picking the right numbers based on your date of birth or lucky numbers is really just a myth. What can improve your chances of picking the winning numbers is simply buying more lottery tickets. Even then, your chances of winning the Mega Millions is 1 in 302.6 million.
So why is the jackpot so large you ask? About a year ago, the lottery organizers received feedback from players that they want less frequent wins but bigger jackpot payouts so they’ve changed the math and after no winner came from Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot sum surged to a staggering $1.6 billion.
If you are the luckiest of all lottery ticket buyers and you nab that winning ticket, keep calm and the first thing you should do is sign that ticket and put it in a secure location while you prepare to come forward with the winning ticket. You can make the decision if you go for the $1.6 Billion and pay tax over 30 years or go for the straight up $904 million in cash!
The next Mega Millions drawing is set for Tuesday, Oct. 23. Don’t miss out on winning the jackpot landfall of all time!
