Playing the Washington Mega Millions Lottery

Posted on May 4th, 2008

Though you might not ever end up with the jackpot Mega Millions winning lottery numbers, Washington Mega Millions is still very fun to play. Whether you spend one dollar or ten on the Washington Mega Millions game, you will probably never get tired of watching the Mega Millions lotto drawing on television twice a week. This is because the excitements of seeing them announce the Mega Millions lottery winner cannot be rivaled. Every Washington Mega Millions ticket holder is glued to the television every Tuesday and Friday evening at 10:12 watching them draw the six numbers one by one.

If you have never played Washington Mega Millions, then you are in for quite a treat. Playing the game is quite simple, and tickets are only one dollar each unless you choose to purchase the Megaply option. To purchase your Mega Millions lottery ticket, you have to choose six different numbers. The first five of these Mega Millions numbers must fall between the numbers of one and fifty-six. The final number, called the Mega Ball, falls between one and forty-six. To win the Mega Millions jackpot, you have to match all six of the numbers, including the Mega Ball.

If you do not like the idea of choosing your Washington Mega Millions lottery numbers for yourself, you can choose the Quick Pick option and let the computer choose them for you. However, most people find this to be less fun than choosing their own Mega Millions lottery numbers. You can base them on your birthday or your family members’ birthdays, or you can play numbers that came to you in dream. You can pick your Mega Millions numbers by counting the number of cars in the parking lot, or you can go by some sort of formula. The possibilities are endless; as is the fun you will have playing the Mega Millions lottery drawing.

Recent news reports say that the Washington is considering the addition of the popular Powerball lottery to their lotto lineup. Mega Millions and Powerball have agreed to a ticket selling partnership and most states with lotteries are expected to offer both mega jackpot lotteries in 2010. At the present time if you want to play the Washington State lottery you will have to visit a lottery retailer in Washington or use one of the online lottery ticket buying services. Right now the sale of online lottery tickets is in legal limbo and once the details are worked out most lotteries are expected to allow players to buy lotto tickets on the internet.