7 Biggest Lotteries You Need to Win
Did you know there are over 180 lotteries in the world and seven of these lotteries are ranked as the biggest lotteries based on their high jackpot rate?EuroMillions
Blog post by MegaMillions Naija - Published at 6/1/2022, 9:05:22 AM
Here are the seven biggest lottery games in the world:
The US Powerball is ranked as the biggest and most powerful lottery in the world. Founded in 1988, the US Powerball jackpot was 1.586 billion dollars and was shared by three ticket holders on January 13, 2016.
The US Powerball is drawn thrice a week; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. To win, players are expected to select 5 numbers from a guess range of 1-69 plus an additional number (the Powerball) from a guess range of 1-26 to play Powerball.
Once a jackpot is won, it resets to a $20 million jackpot that can reach hundreds of millions of dollars throughout several draws.
The jackpot for the US Powerball is currently over ₦65 billion.
The MegaMillions, launched in August 1996, has a jackpot history of $1.537 billion, which was won on October 23, 2018. It is drawn twice a week on Tuesday and Friday.
To win, players are expected to select 5 numbers from a guess range of 1-70 and an additional number (the Mega Ball) from a different number matrix with a guess range of 1-25
The MegaMillions jackpot is currently at a jackpot of over ₦70 billion.
EuroMillions started in February 2004. The sum of 220 million euros was won on Friday by a player from France in 2021. It is drawn every Tuesday and Friday.
Players must choose 5 main numbers from 1 to 50 and 2 separate lucky star numbers from a pool of 12 numbers to win the Euromillions jackpot prize.
The jackpot in EuroMillions is currently worth ₦13billion.
It has been around since 1997 and originated from Buongiorno Italia. A total jackpot of 177.7 million euro was won by a syndicate of 70 people who split the massive amount amongst themselves.
For players to win the jackpot, they must correctly choose 6 main numbers ranging from 1 to 90.
The Super Enalotto is drawn thrice a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday)
The Super Enalotto is currently worth ₦104 billion. Click here to play with your friends and win the huge jackpot.
The Spanish national lottery, La Primitiva, has a history that dates back to 1763 and has the biggest jackpot of 100 million euro which was won by a single person from Barcelona.
La Primitiva draws are held twice each week (Thursday and Saturday), and to win the jackpot, players must correctly select 6 main numbers from a pool of 1-49.
The Euro Jackpot is ranked as the sixth highest lottery jackpot in the world. There is a minimum guaranteed jackpot of 10 million euro and it can roll over to a maximum amount of 90 million euro.
Lastly on the list is the UK Lotto, which hit its highest jackpot with a total sum of £170m in 2019.
To win the jackpot, players must correctly choose 6 numbers between 1-49.
The UK Lotto draws twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday. The UK Lotto is currently worth ₦1billion.
Now that you know about the biggest lottery games in the world, you should make that move today and win the jackpot for yourself. You can find any of these lotteries and many more here.