The prize jumps to an estimated $470M: Mega Millions is getting hotter!

No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night – the white balls 27, 28, 32, 41 and 69, plus the gold Mega Ball 12. The weather may be cooler as fall sets in, but Mega Millions is getting hotter!

The estimated Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday, October 9 is $470 million ($265.3 million cash). This is the sixth largest jackpot in the game’s history.

While the jackpot rolls, there were still big winners Friday night. Two tickets matched the five white balls to win the game’s second prize; they were sold in California and Kentucky. Thirty tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball for the $10,000 third prize; three of those are actually worth $20,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier (available in most states for an extra $1 purchase), which was 2x Friday night.

In total, there were 1,357,503 winning tickets at all prize levels in the October 5 drawing. Since the last jackpot was won on July 24, there have been more than 13.3 million winning tickets at all prize levels, including 20 worth $1 million or more.

A California office pool of 11 co-workers shared the last Mega Millions jackpot won – a whopping $543 million prize on July 24, the third largest in the game’s history and the largest ever won with a single ticket. Three other jackpots have been won this year – $451 million on January 5 (Florida), $533 million on March 30 (New Jersey), and $142 million on May 4 (Ohio).

The record Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million on March 30, 2012, was shared by winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. Just behind that is a $648 million pot won in California and Georgia on December 17, 2013.

The top Mega Millions jackpots to date:

How to Play Mega Millions Online and Outside of the US ?

Provided below are the rules for how foreigners can play Mega Millions:

•  Tickets for Mega Millions are for sale by lottery retailers  in 43 US States, in the District of Colombia and in the U.S Virgin Islands.
• To obtain tickets outside of these jurisdictions, foreigners can use online lottery operators, to locally purchase an official lottery ticket on their behalf.
• All reputable retailers will require you to register and provide billing information before purchasing tickets on your behalf.
• Once the tickets have been bought, the online retailer will make scans of both the official ticket and the receipt.
• To avoid online scams be sure that the site you are using is legitimate. For a comparison of three online retailers already reviewed by InternationalLottery.org read here.
• After the draw, the winning numbers are published online.  Retailers will generally only contact you if you have won.
•  You can then choose to either have the winning ticket sent to you, or to authorize the retailer tocollect the winnings on your behalf.
• If you elect to do the latter, you will then be prompted to verify your identity for security and tax reasons.
• If you win a significant amount or even perhaps the jackpot, it is likely that you will have to personally claim your prize at the local Mega Millions office.
• At this time the agent may assist you in making the necessary legal arrangements to collect your prize.

Can Foreigners Win Mega Millions?

•  Yes, foreign citizens can legally win Mega Millions. 
• The tax for a non-US citizen is a flat 30% of the winnings.
• Additional tax treaties may also apply depending on your citizenship.

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Please read HOW TO PLAY US MEGA MILLIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE US to be introduced step by step and avoid risks when you buy lotto tickets online.

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