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The Mega Millions lottery is currently showing
what rollovers can do to the top prize of a
popular lottery game, having rolled over several
times to reach a staggering $267 million for
the draw taking place on 2 March, 2007! This
makes the Mega Millions jackpot the highest
in the world at the time of writing, and if
one winner scoops the entire jackpot, that lucky
individual will instantly give them the kind
of wealth that even an Oscar winning movie star
would be proud of. Not only that, but the retailer
of the winning ticket would receive the maximum
bounty of $1 million.
To win the colossal Mega Millions jackpot,
a player must match 5 numbers from 56 and also
1 Mega number from 46. The odds of success are
just 1 in 175,711,536, but with a jackpot of
$267,000,000 up for grabs, it's a certainty
that plenty of hopeful players will be lining
up to take their chances.
A jackpot of $267 million is very impressive,
but it isn't the biggest that the Mega Millions
lottery has seen. That record was set way back
in May 2000 when the jackpot stood at $363 million
and was shared by two winners. Then, in November
2005, a jackpot of $315 million was split between
seven winning players.
Even so, $267 is a large chunk of money (it
equates to around £133 million) and would
give a single winner plenty of spending possibilities.
Dream homes, prestige cars, world cruises, designer
wardrobes and sparkling jewellery are just some
of the things that this kind of wealth could
afford... and there would still be plenty left
over for a few luxuries too!
Mega Millions celebrated it's 500th draw on
Tuesday 27 February, so the chance of a birthday
rollover win has already passed. However, we're
sure that won't stop any winner of the 501st
draw throwing a party to celebrate the payout!
28 February, 2007
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