Mega-Sena Prizes & Jackpot

Mega Sena Rules

One of the main reasons why this lottery is so popular is the easy rules. Mega Sena rules require you to pick 6 numbers in the range from 1 to 60. Once you select the numbers, just pay for your ticket and wait for the draw.

Now, this is where Mega Sena rules differentiate a bit from the rest of the lotteries on the market. The draws involve selecting balls from two rotating lotto cages. The balls are chosen in pairs to create two-digit numbers, ranging from 1 to 60. In the first cage, we can find balls numbered from 0 to 5 for the first digit, while the second cage has balls numbered from 0 to 9 for the second digit. If the number 00 appears, it is substituted with the number 60 for the purposes of the draw. The Mega Sena prizes can be divided once the draw is completed with six unique two-digit numbers have been drawn.

Pretty interesting isn’t it? We agree Mega Sena rules are bringing us one of the most thrilling draw procedures in the world of lottery.

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Mega Sena Ticket Prices

Now that you know the Mega Sena rules, let’s go through the ticket price that you’ll have to pay in order to participate in the draw. One single combination at Lottomat will cost you approximately 1,8 euros. That’s really fair price if you take into account that you can win more than 50 million.

The minimum number of lines that you have to play on Lottomat website is 2, and the maximum number is 20. Mega Sena rules remain the same regardless of how many lines you decide to play.

Rules of Claiming Mega Sena Prizes

Mega Sena rules for claiming prizes are more or less the standard ones in the industry. Regardless of them, we encourage you to check tax laws for lotto prizes in your country before you decide to try your luck with this lottery.

The winners of Mega Sena prizes have 90 days to claim their winnings. If you purchased your ticket on the Lottomat website, any winnings up to 2,500 euros will be automatically paid out to your account. In case of larger prizes or even Mega Sena jackpot, the procedure for the payout will be customized in agreement with you.

Mega-Sena Prizes & Jackpot

Mega-Sena prizes are divided into three different tiers. The first prize (Mega Sena jackpot) is won when you manage to match all six winning numbers. The second prize is won when 5 numbers are matched, and finally, the third prize for which is enough to match only 4 numbers.

All of these Mega-Sena prizes are worth a hefty amount, especially the Mega Sena jackpot. It’s worth mentioning that the biggest prizes ever won are coming from the special draw called “Mega da Virada”. It’s a draw held on New Year’s Eve and the Mega Sena jackpot is the biggest in this draw.

The Largest Mega Sena Jackpots in History

If we don’t count Mega da Virada draws, Mega Sena jackpot prizes are a bit lower, but they are still big amounts worth over 50 million euros. These are the biggest Mega Sena prizes won in the regular draws.

1. 289 Million Brazilian Reals
   In the first place, we have a prize that is worth more than 54 million. This stunning jackpot has been won in 2019, but it could be overtaken soon as the current jackpot gets bigger each round.
2. 211.6 Million Brazilian Reals
   In second place on this list of the biggest Mega Sena prizes is a jackpot worth almost 40 million euros. It was won during the starting phase of the COVID hiatus, so this turbulent period will be fondly remembered by one lucky player.
3. 205.3 Million Brazilian Reals
   The last place on this list belongs to a jackpot worth more than 38 million. This is also the prize that’s been won the longest time ago, back in 2015.

Mega Sena da Virada Prizes & Jackpot

These three Mega-Sena prizes are the biggest jackpots won in this special draw.

1. 306.7 Million Brazilian Reals
   First place is held by this jackpot which is worth approximately 57 million euros! It was won in 2017, during the New Year’s Eve draw.
2. 304.2 Million Brazilian Reals
   Close in second place is the prize worth just a couple of hundred thousand less. This one has also been won in the New Year’s Eve draw that happened in 2019.
3. 302.5 Million Brazilian Reals
   This is yet another jackpot that was won in the last draw of the year. This one occurred in 2018.

Odds of Winning Mega Sena Prizes

Mega Sena prizes have more than decent odds of winning in comparison to some other lotteries. Of course, the odds of winning Mega Sena can differ based on the type of bet that has been placed and the number of combinations that have been played on a single ticket, but here are the odds reported by the official operator.

If you play a single combination of numbers, the odds of winning lottery Mega Sena Jackpot are 1 in 50,063,860. In other words, slim chances. But, if you play 15 combinations, you drastically increase your odds of winning Mega Sena because in that case, you have a 1 in 10,0003 chance of getting the prize. Logically, you’ll have to pay more for 15 combinations, but it’s worth it in the long run.

Overall, the odds of winning Mega Sena stand at 1 in 2,298. If you ask us, these are more than decent odds.