So, how do you become an iconic winner like Richard Lustig if you don’t live in the USA or the Virgin Islands? Regardless of the lottery or the day you’re playing on, the odds of winning the jackpot are exactly the same. However, there are tried and tested ways to stack those odds in your favour.

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The odds of the Mega Millions drawing the exact same winning numbers in consecutive draws are highly unlikely so when you play the Mega Millions lottery, be sure to check the previous draws lottery tickets winning numbers. The overall odds of winning of any prize level Mega Millions prize is 1 in 24. And you would choose five white balls and a Mega Ball to take part of this game.

Birth dates are special and feel like lucky digits but they only go up to the number 31. The numbers for a Mega Millions lottery ticket go all the way up to 70 so don’t only limit yourself to birthdays.

We just mentioned that you shouldn’t limit yourself to birth dates when you choose Mega Millions numbers so now what? Mix up your numbers instead! Mix and match birth dates to get higher numbers or include home addresses, area codes or even the time of birth too.

The odds of winning with a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are highly unlikely so pick numbers from across the board.

While Mega Millions drawing numbers are completely random, over the years certain numbers have proven to be drawn more frequently than others. Since its very first draw in 2002, the number 17 was drawn the most; a whopping 254 times! While the number 6 was only drawn 16 times over the last 20 years.

If you follow the pattern of lottery game numbers, you’ll notice that there are certain hot numbers that are drawn more frequently. There are also cold numbers that are drawn less frequently. Combine the stats with some luck and you’ll have yourself a winning formula.

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When you want to win the jackpot, the number of Mega Millions tickets you purchase is crucial.

One entry will give you one chance of getting a prize while two entries will give you two chances of winning. The more entries you purchase, the higher the odds you have of winning and the higher your odds of taking home that grand prize of millions in cash.

However, the trick is to enter the same lottery draw multiple times while still using different numbers each and every time.

Now that you have these 7 ways to boost your odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot, do we have any other insider tips? Absolutely!

Tip 1: Play with friends or close family. Use games to select the numbers you’ll play and split the cost. This way you can buy more than one ticket, increasing the possible combinations you can use to increase your Mega Millions odds.

If you win, then everyone gets to share in the prize and everyone who entered with you can enjoy the thrill of winning the Mega Millions lottery.

Tip 2: Mega Millions is a game of odds so play whenever you’re feeling like luck is on your side. Dreamt of having the winning combinations for the next draw? Enter the lottery! Were all the traffic lights green on your way home? Enter the lottery!

James Griffin, resident of Winthrop, Massachusetts, became a Mega Millions winner by winning $3 million with this popular lottery. On claiming his prize, James revealed that he’s planning to invest his winnings so we can watch the money grow even more in the months and years ahead. It certainly doesn’t sound like a bad plan.

James used a very simple and straight forward method when it came to buying his ticket and choosing his five white balls and that one gold Mega Ball. He simply chose the numbers in the birthdays of his family members. It shows that any lottery strategy can work.

It was all smiles for 47-year-old production manager Richard Wahl when he walked into the lottery headquarters to collect his $533 million cheque! This lottery prize is the fourth highest Mega Millions history, ever! The numbers he chose was 11, 28, 31, 46, 59 plus the mega ball of 1.

When Wahl recalls the moment he realised he had beat the Mega Millions odds, he initially thought he had won one of the lower prize tiers of $1 million. He remembers thinking that this win was “life-changing money”.

It was not until they reviewed the winning Mega Millions numbers almost 15 times, that he realised he actually won much much more than $1 million!

Just the jackpot of $1 million was life-changing for Wahl, so once he realised that he actually won the top prize of $533 million, Wahl decided to stay indoors all weekend.

Shocking everyone, Wahl chose the cash option and walked away with $175 million of his lottery winnings. If you’re already doing the math, Wahl handed over a whopping $358 million of the Mega Millions jackpot to pay income taxes. Ouch!

Luck strikes at unexpected times so always be alert because that could be your one in a million chance to win big and live free!