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right Mega Millions (which began as ''The Big Game'' in 1996, with the name modified to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; it is offered in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The first ''(The Big Game) Mega Millions'' drawing was in 2002 (see below.) The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $15 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5% each year (unless the cash option is chosen; see below for differences by lottery.) The jackpot increases when there is no top-prize winner (see below for information on how the game's jackpot is funded.) Reflecting common practice among American lotteries, the jackpot is advertised as a nominal value of annual installments. A cash value option (the usual choice), when chosen by a jackpot winner, pays the approximate present value of the installments. Mega Millions' current format began on October 19, 2013; its first drawing was October 22. Mega Millions uses a 5/75 (for the white balls) plus 1/15 (for the "Mega Ball") double matrix to select its winning numbers. Each game costs $1. Of the 46 Mega Millions jurisdictions, all but California offer an option, called ''Megaplier'' (plays with the ''Megaplier'' are $2 each) where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The ''Megaplier'' was made available to all Mega Millions jurisdictions in January 2011; it began as an option available only in Texas. Mega Millions is drawn at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays.〔 Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries; the drawings are held at the studios of ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia,〔 supervised by the Georgia Lottery. In the December 17, 2013 drawing, the current 5/75 + 1/15 format produced its first two jackpot winners, potentially sharing a jackpot worth $648 million (annuity value; with a cash option of $347,639,485), which is the second highest jackpot in Mega Millions and American history. The two jackpot-winning tickets were sold in San Jose, California and in Atlanta, Georgia. The largest jackpot in Mega Millions, as well as in American lottery, history was $656 million annuity value (with a cash option of $474 million) for the March 30, 2012 drawing, in which there were three jackpot-winning tickets; one each in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland. All three tickets had been claimed by April 18, with each set of winners choosing the cash option of $158 million, a one-third share. The largest Mega Millions ''prize'' was $326 million (annuity) for the lone winning ticket of the November 4, 2014 drawing; it was purchased in New York. ==The 2010 expansion of Mega Millions and Powerball== On October 13, 2009, the Mega Millions consortium and Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell Mega Millions and Powerball in American lottery jurisdictions, with the two groups referred to as the "Mega Power Lottery" by many users. The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010; likewise, 10 Mega Millions members began selling Powerball tickets for their first drawing the next day. Montana (joining Mega Millions on March 1, 2010) was the first jurisdiction to add either game after the cross-sell expansion. Nebraska (March 20, 2010), Oregon (March 28, 2010), Arizona (April 18, 2010), Maine (May 9, 2010), Colorado and South Dakota (the latter two on May 16, 2010) also have joined Mega Millions since the expansion. As of October 18, 2013, there are 45 lotteries offering Mega Millions ''and'' Powerball. Florida joined Mega Millions in May 2013. Puerto Rico, whose lottery began in the 1930s, currently only offers Powerball. Before the agreement, the only stores which sold Mega Millions ''and'' Powerball tickets were retailers whose business was on a border between jurisdictions which sold competing games. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mega Millions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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