Checking the lottery results is as important as buying the lottery ticket although lot of people forget this! There are some lotteries in the world that now provide online purchasing. You buy a ticket online, this is saved digitally and then you get an email informing you of the purchase. You can then look on your account on the Internet no matter where you are in the world and access to your virtual ticket. Some people don’t like the idea of not having a physical ticket but it has an advantage in that you won’t forget that you won it, and you will be emailed if you win a prize – no need to chase it up yourself. If there is no response because you have an account with them and contact details the can call you or write if it is a significant prize. In other words it is traceable which is great.
However this isn’t an option on the main Mega Millions account so how do we keep up to date with the results? Well always remember to look at the results when they re drawn – try not to leave it too long after or you may forget or get confused. It’s a lot easier to check current results then it is to keep a ticket for 6 weeks then has to go back to it because then it requires the effort of searching for the winning numbers, and if you have not checked for weeks in a row then it is even harder to keep up to date. Do bear these things in mind when having a backlog of tickets to check. Usually the best thing to do is set yourself a reminder to check or assign the job to someone in your family. You can write something in your diary or even set a reminder on the alarm or phone to make a conscious effort to check once the draw has taken place so you can be sure of whether you have won or whether you can bin the ticket!
You can check the results on TV or by watching the draw, you can also check on your phone and SMS, you can check on the newsletter and depending on where you live the results are often mentioned on the radio station too. There are plenty of ways to keep on track and makes sure you know what has been drawn other wise your lottery ticket has been a wasted entry. If you are terrible you could also play in a syndicate where it is someone else’s job to look after a ticket and to also find out the results each week – instead of playing on your own you may find it more fun playing in a group anyway, but do remember the importance of a contract between you and all in a syndicate.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Winning Numbers Mega Millions
What could be better than landing the winning numbers in the Mega Millions draw? The USA run lottery is a multi state game, meaning that 12 states (so far) take part, contributing to a large prize pool, giving more people the chance of a win and doubling the fun of the lottery! Many people take part on the Mega Millions draw because there is a big chance of winning a prize, plenty of runners up prizes and the fact it is player regularly (twice a week on Tuesday and Friday) and is only $1 to enter. 12 states take part, which is California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington, these are the places that are licensed to sell official draw tickets.
The game is played by choosing six numbers in total, 5 main numbers and one special golden number which works as a bonus ball. Pick between 1-49 for the bonus ball and 1-56 or the main numbers – these can be in an order but you can’t substitute a number in that you can’t change a main ball number to a bonus ball number. You can choose the same number in the main and bonus ball numbers because they are drawn from other machines although people don’t do this very often because the same number is unlikely to come out.
When choosing numbers, consider a few things – don’t choose numbers from sequences, like 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which is unlikely to be drawn as they are closely related. Don’t pick numbers that are multiples like, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 as they also have a close relationship with one another and are likely to come out at the same time. Finally don’t pick numbers that are very similar to one another like 4, 14, 24, 34, and 44. It’s not impossible that these kinds of sets will come out it’s just quite unlikely. If you play quite a few rows in your draws (and this will increase your chances of winning greatly) then this is a great way to increase your chances of winning. If you play say 5 rows, you could pick 5 rows of random numbers or 5 that are close, as many people feel that they have ‘near misses’ with a row of numbers then a row with close numbers so you cover all the grounds in a hope of hitting the big prizes in the end.
Finally don’t forget that tickets expire and if yours does you will not be able to claim the prize because it will be given to a charity – the money goes back to the state it came from and it is sent to good causes (normally educational means). Don’t forget, keep the ticket safe and in good condition (shredded paper tickets will not be accepted if the winning numbers aren’t clearly seen). Good Luck!
Pick Lottery Numbers
The game is played by choosing six numbers in total, 5 main numbers and one special golden number which works as a bonus ball. Pick between 1-49 for the bonus ball and 1-56 or the main numbers – these can be in an order but you can’t substitute a number in that you can’t change a main ball number to a bonus ball number. You can choose the same number in the main and bonus ball numbers because they are drawn from other machines although people don’t do this very often because the same number is unlikely to come out.
When choosing numbers, consider a few things – don’t choose numbers from sequences, like 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 which is unlikely to be drawn as they are closely related. Don’t pick numbers that are multiples like, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 as they also have a close relationship with one another and are likely to come out at the same time. Finally don’t pick numbers that are very similar to one another like 4, 14, 24, 34, and 44. It’s not impossible that these kinds of sets will come out it’s just quite unlikely. If you play quite a few rows in your draws (and this will increase your chances of winning greatly) then this is a great way to increase your chances of winning. If you play say 5 rows, you could pick 5 rows of random numbers or 5 that are close, as many people feel that they have ‘near misses’ with a row of numbers then a row with close numbers so you cover all the grounds in a hope of hitting the big prizes in the end.
Finally don’t forget that tickets expire and if yours does you will not be able to claim the prize because it will be given to a charity – the money goes back to the state it came from and it is sent to good causes (normally educational means). Don’t forget, keep the ticket safe and in good condition (shredded paper tickets will not be accepted if the winning numbers aren’t clearly seen). Good Luck!
Pick Lottery Numbers
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