Playing the Maryland Mega Millions Lottery

Posted on May 4th, 2008

Though the odds are not necessarily in your favor, there is always a possibility that you can hit the jackpot with Maryland Mega Millions. Even though your odds are not great, you still have just as much of a chance at winning per ticket than anyone else. The Maryland Mega Millions lottery game involves choosing six different numbers. Five of these numbers must range from one to fifty-six, and the sixth number, the Mega Ball number, must fall between one and forty-six.

The rules of the game are simple. If you get all six Maryland Mega Millions numbers correct, you win the jackpot. This is a really big deal, considering that it has reached in the hundred millions in the past! Jackpots can get so large because Mega Millions lottery game tickets are sold in twelve different states, making it the one of the largest multi-state lottery in the country. The Maryland Mega Millions lottery jackpot builds from one drawing to the next, and if there is no winner of a drawing, the jackpot amount rolls over. This means that a single winner could win more money from the Maryland Mega Millions lottery than he or she could ever imagine.

Even if you do not win the big grand prize, there are still quite a few smaller prizes that are awarded for having less than the needed six numbers. For instance, if you match all five of the one to fifty-six numbers but do not match the Mega Millions, you will still win two hundred and fifty thousand dollars from the Maryland lottery.

You can find the Maryland state lottery result on the official Maryland Mega Millions website. You can also watch the drawings live on television on a variety of local Maryland television stations. Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:12 in the evening.

Even if you don’t live in Maryland you can still play the Maryland lottery by going to some lottery websites that purchase lotto tickets on behalf of out of state players. At the present time most US based state lotteries do not allow the sale of online lottery tickets due to federal law and Maryland is no exception. Players who are curious about where to buy lottery tickets will find a full statewide list of lottery retailers and their locations on the official Maryland lottery website. The Maryland lottery currently offers players the Mega Millions lottery and on January 31st 2010 Maryland is adding Powerball to their lottery lineup.