The probability of winning millions in the lottery

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All over the world, lotteries heat up the imagination of millions of players and tempt with huge prizes. Until recently, players’ choice was limited to the lotteries available locally, but it has all changed and now it’s easily possible to play lotteries from all around the globe such as Mega Millions, Powerball of the Eurojackpot. How’s that possible, if the only way to purchase a ticket was visiting the country organising the lottery? The answer is simple – it’s the Internet.

With just a few clicks you can now get yourself a ticket and fill it in with the numbers you believe to be lucky. Below you can find the most important information about the most popular lotteries of the world, including the jackpot and the winning odds.

European lottery tempt with the prizes

EuroMillions is a lottery with a guaranteed minimum jackpot of €17 million, and the highest recorded rollover has reached €190 million. The probability of winning such a prize is 1: 116 531 800. This happens when you correctly pick five main numbers from 1 to 50 range and two Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 12 range. Eurojackpot is another interesting lottery with the minimum guaranteed jackpot of €1,3 million, but the rollover may reach up to €60 million. Odds for winning the Eurojackpot grand prize are 1: 95 344 200. To claim such prize, you need to correctly pick 5 main numbers from the 1 to 50 range and two additional ones from 1 to 10 range.

American lottery giants – the biggest prizes

There are two great, famous lotteries in the U.S., Powerball and Mega Millions. The rules of Powerball are simple – you need to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 69 range and one additional Powerball number. This gives you a chance of winning a jackpot of no less than $40 million. But it’s the great rollovers which hit the news headlines that tempt the players from all around the world. The highest recorded rollover has reached $1,5 billion! Dreaming of such a win? Your chances are 1: 292 201 338. Don’t waste your time and play Powerball online now

To play the Mega Millions lottery, you need to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 75 range and 1 number from 1 to 15 range. The guaranteed minimum jackpot is $15 million. The highest recorded rollover has reached $656 million. The odds of winning the grand prize in Mega Millions are 1: 258 890 850.

The chances for winning millions in one of the greatest lotteries seem not to be too high, but the draws are held very often – participating in a few lotteries would make your chances bigger with a draw coming almost every day. And still, each passing week will make more and more players join the lotto millionnaires club. Maybe it’s you to be the next one.

Would you like to give yourself a chance for a huge win? Check the current lotto rollovers and play lotto online!

P.S. Read also our article “Chances of winning lottery“. 

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