Are you ready to try your luck with Mega Millions? Here's everything you need to know about this popular lottery game.

In 2018, one winning ticket in South Carolina sold for a record-breaking $1.537 billion grand prize, making it the world's largest lottery prize ever won on a single ticket. But don't worry if you didn't win that big - you can still play and win smaller prizes too.

To buy Mega Millions tickets, you can visit retailers such as Kroger, Buehler's Fresh Foods, and Giant Eagle in Ohio, or purchase online through the Ohio Lottery website. In Kentucky, residents can buy tickets online through the Kentucky Lottery website. You can also find locations that sell Mega Millions tickets by searching on the official website.

The game is played by selecting six numbers from two separate pools: five different numbers from a pool of 1-70 and one number from a pool of 1-25. There are nine total ways to win a prize, ranging from the jackpot to $2.

Before each regular drawing, the Megaplier is drawn, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, or five times. You can also use the Mega Millions website's random number generator to pick your lucky numbers or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick for auto-drawn numbers.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Friday, July 21 at 11 p.m. Tickets must be purchased by 10:45 p.m. on the day of the drawing. The winning numbers are announced every Tuesday and Friday night.

If you're looking for tips on how to win, there's no magic formula or pattern, but some players like to follow certain strategies. For example, you could use a combination of hot and cold numbers, or choose numbers that have been drawn recently.

In the latest drawing on Tuesday, July 18, two players won $1 million prizes in California, Florida, Maryland, New York, Ohio, and Rhode Island. The gold Mega Ball was 18 and the Megaplier was 4X.

Overall, Mega Millions is a fun game that offers players a chance to win big. With its large jackpots and smaller prizes, it's no wonder why millions of people play every week. So go ahead, give it a try - you never know when you might strike it rich!

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