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Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game played in 45 states, including the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was first introduced in 1996 as "The Big Game" and was later renamed to Mega Millions in 2002.To play Mega Millions, players must choose five numbers from a pool of 70 and one additional number, called the Mega Ball, from a separate pool of 25 numbers. The drawings for Mega Millions are held twice a week on Tuesday and Friday evenings.The jackpot prize starts at $40 million and increases with each drawing where there is no jackpot winner. This often leads to large jackpots reaching hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $1.537 billion in October 2018.Besides the jackpot, there are also eight additional prize levels for matching some combination of the drawn numbers. Prizes range from $2 for simply matching the Mega Ball number to potentially millions of dollars for matching all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.Mega Millions offers two options for receiving prize money: a lump sum payment or an annuity option paid out as an annual payment over 30 years. Most winners choose the lump sum option, which is typically less than the advertised jackpot amount due to taxes and other deductions.To claim a prize, winners have varying time limits depending on their state. Generally, winners have between 90 days to one year from the drawing date to claim their prize.Mega Millions has become one of the most popular lottery games in the United States due to its substantial jackpots and widespread availability across multiple states.

The main products of Mega Millions are lottery tickets.