Who doesn´t love a huge jackpot?  Well Louisiana, pay close attention now because the famous multi-state jackpot game Mega Millions will be sold in starting November 16 and drawings will be on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Currently the Powerball game is sold with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lottery checker

“Featuring a starting jackpot of $12 million, unique draw nights and only $1 per play, Mega Millions brings our players more jackpot game choices than ever before,” explained Lottery President Rose Hudson. “With Mega Millions, we continue to diversify our draw-style game portfolio — including Powerball, Lotto, Easy 5, Pick 3 and Pick 4 — offering something for everyone.”

Mega Millions will only cost $1 and can be purchased at any official Lottery retailer, the only thing you need to do is to choose five numbers from a field of 56 and one yellow Mega Ball prom a field of 46 numbers. Lottery winning numbers

If you match all six numbers, you will  win the jackpot prize which starts at $12 million and continues to grow, based on sales, until someone takes home the jackpot. The jackpot prize can be cashed as an annuity, payable in 26 equal annual installments; however, players also  have the option of choosing a one-time lump sum payment equal to the amount of money that would have been invested to provide the annuity. The jackpot prize is pari-mutuel, which means it will be divided equally among multiple winners. The odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1 in 175.7 million.

Mega Millions also features eight additional prize levels for different number-matching combinations that range from $250,000 for matching all five white ball numbers but missing the Mega Ball to $2 for matching just the yellow Mega Ball. Overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 40.  The Megaplier feature of this game will also be available to the public

Mega Millions drawings will be held at 10 p.m. CST every Tuesday and Friday in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets can be purchased in Louisiana until 9 p.m. on the day of the drawing; tickets purchased after 9 p.m. on drawing nights will be valid for the next drawing(s). Beginning November 18, Mega Millions drawings will be broadcast on official Louisiana Lottery Drawing Show TV stations. Winnings will also be almost immediately available at Louisiana Lottery´s website.

As you already know all Lottery prizes, Mega Millions prizes are subject to federal and state tax withholding as required by law and in Louisiana must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing in which they are won.