megamillionsMega Millions is a lottery game that is played in 36 states across the country yet anyone from any state can play in any state, simply by logging onto their computer. The mega Millions Lottery game began in August of 1996 as the Big Game with only six participating states. The next year another state entered the game and the following year three more states entered. In January of this year, there were 23 more states that joined in the megamillions lottery fever and the 36 total states joined forces with the popular Power Ball to give away millions of dollars in prize money. (Mega Millions and Power Ball are two separate lottery games).

The 36 states that participate in the Mega Millions lottery games are: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Washington, DC, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Although anyone from anywhere could play the Mega Millions Lottery Game through an online site dedicated to helping people set up a secure Mega Millions online account so they can choose their lucky numbers and play the game every Tuesday and Friday nights.

People dream of winning the lottery and moving to some exotic island location or an international scene where they will be able to live out their lives in luxury and not have to work anymore. Many people pull their money together with co-workers in order to play the Mega Millions online so they have a better chance of winning with more people playing; however they would have to split the winnings but with the price money so big, it’s not that big of a deal, each person walks away will a couple million which would last them a long time.

People play numbers that mean something to them like birthdays, anniversaries, first dates or other significant dates. Or they play numbers that have always been lucky or meant something special to them. Others allow the computer to randomly select the numbers for them.