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NY Mega Millions

NY Mega Millions is one member of the multi-state lottery Mega Millions. This is a large scale lottery game that reaches astronomical jackpots and is offered in over ten states. The prizes for this game can reach amounts of over a hundred million dollars, as well as many smaller prizes for matching fewer than the maximum amount of numbers. The game is played by selecting five numbers between one and fifty six, and then selecting one mega ball between one and forty six. The odds of hitting the jackpot are very remote, as most people know, but the odds of hitting one of the smaller prizes are much better. There are nine different levels of prize payouts depending on how many of the numbers you match against the draw.

The prizes for NY Mega Millions vary from two dollars all the way up to that hundred million dollar and above jackpot. The lower prizes are usually awarded at a set value. That is to say that, if you choose the Mega ball correctly, you will always win two dollars. The lottery does reserve the right to split the top prizes the way the jackpot is split if they decide it is warranted. What happens in the case of the jackpot is that if more than one person has the winning numbers, the prize pool is divided evenly amongst all those with a winning ticket. This does create payouts sometimes much smaller than the advertised jackpot amount, but in the case of a NY Mega Millions jackpot the prize will still be very substantial.

The proceeds from Mega Millions tickets sold in New York are contributed towards the same causes as the proceeds from the other state lotteries. Various charities and funds that support education in the state are the beneficiaries of all lottery proceeds in New York.

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