MEGA MILLIONS
Mega Millions is a popular lottery game played across the United States, as well as in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington D.C., and the Mariana Islands. The game is offered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which is a non-profit organization owned and operated by participating state lotteries. The objective of Mega Millions is to pick six numbers: five white balls from a set of 70, and one gold Mega Ball from a set of 25. To win the jackpot, a player must match all six numbers. There are also other prize tiers for matching fewer numbers. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, while the odds of winning any prize are 1 in 24. Mega Millions draws are held twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The jackpot starts at $40 million and grows with each rollover until it is won. The game's largest jackpot to date was $1.537 billion, which was won on October 23, 2018 by one ticket sold in South Carolina. In addition to the main jackpo