A lottery MegaJackpot is a jackpot that is a lot bigger than a regular jackpot because it has been designated as a special event. All lottery games are exciting, but those that boast a MegaJackpot are even more so because they give players a chance to win a much larger prize. MegaJackpot games are often staged as a mark of celebration, so we can have a Birthday MegaJackpot to celebrate the birthday of a lottery, or a Christmas MegaJackpot to celebrate the festive season.
The terms MegaJackpot and Super draw are often used interchangeably, but there is a subtle difference between MegaJackpots and Super draws. In a Super draw, if the jackpot is not won then it is rolled down to the next prize level that does have winners. However, if a MegaJackpot is not won then that MegaJackpot doesn’t roll down. Instead, the MegaJackpot rolls over to the next lottery draw and creates an even bigger jackpot. (It should be noted that the EuroMillions lottery jackpot cannot exceed a value of €185 million because of a EuroMillions rule change introduced on Friday 6 March, 2009.)
The odds of anyone winning a MegaJackpot are exactly the same as the odds of winning a regular lottery jackpot, and so is the cost of a MegaJackpot ticket. That makes MegaJackpot games better value for money, because if buying one ticket to try and win £10 million is a good deal than spending the same amount to try and win an £85 million MegaJackpot is an even better deal.
MegaJackpots never fail to capture the imagination of the general public or the headlines of newspapers. Everyone who plays the lottery dreams of becoming wealthy overnight, and winning a MegaJackpot is an even more tantalising idea. For this reason, sales of lottery tickets soar in the weeks and days leading up to a special MegaJackpot lottery draw, and the demand for tickets can be so high that it leads to extensive queues at lottery outlets.
Of course, the easiest way to avoid queues for MegaJackpot tickets is to buy your lottery tickets online. Buying MegaJackpot tickets online also means that you don’t face the very real risk of losing your ticket – something that has happened to lottery jackpot winners (who were unable to claim a penny of their win) on more than one occasion. Even better, when you play a MegaJackpot online you will automatically be notified of any MegaJackpot win you achieve by email!
MegaJackpots don’t come along every month, so when you do notice that a lottery MegaJackpot is on offer, it makes sense to take full advantage of it – consider buying an extra ticket or two to increase your chances of winning!
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