The Big Game or the Mega Millions Lottery as most people know it, was introduced on August 31st 1996 and this lotto game is credited as having the largest jackpot payout in North American history. The total lottery jackpot payout was a whooping $390 million and was collected by two very lucky ticket holders on June 3rd 2007.
Six US states took part in its first draw on September 6th 1996 and these were Maryland, Massachusetts, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia and Michigan.
The Mega Millions lotto game was an initial success with rapid growth after its launch and as a result another weekly Tuesday draw was introduced on February 1998. A number of new features were also added to this lotto in January 1999 and they included a bigger selection of numbers and a cash payout option as well. Also, in that year a seventh member state was added and that was New Jersey.
In 2002 The Big Game was renamed and this saw the birth of The Mega Millions as it’s now known; with an additional two member states of New York and Ohio. Added to all this for the purpose of increasing player excitement was the game matrix and the altering of prize amounts.
September 2002 saw Washington join then followed by Texas in December 2003 and then as mentioned above on March 6th 2007 the Mega Millions made lottery history when $390 million was paid out making the MegaMillions the largest lump sum lottery in the world.
To date, the Mega Millions lotto is surely the most widely played multi-state lottery game in the US
Now, it is possible for you to play the Mega Millions online with lottery ticket sales agents such as TheLotter or the BigBigLotto. You don’t have to live in the US to take advantage of their lottery service and that also applies to many other world wide lotteries. To take part in the MegaMillions or any other lottery draw just log on to one of the above agents and purchase your tickets through their secure online check outs.
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