When you play Mega Millions, your chances of winning aren't that great. You have to choose six winning numbers, the first five are between 1 and 56 and the Mega Ball number is between 1 and 46. You need to study trends and see which numbers are repeatedly drawn in order to increase your odds.

You want to activate the Megaplay feature in order to really cash in, it will only cost you an extra buck and it's worth it. What this will do is multiply your winnings as much as 2 to 4 times. You don't have to, but the majority of people do and it will increase any winnings you may get. That's why everyone chooses to do it.

There are nine different ways of winning, and to increase your odds you need to constantly be monitoring the winning number combinations and taking note of statistics and number trends. There are lots of e-books out there that have various strategies that can help you understand what you need to do to increase your odds of winning.

If you play on a regular basis you know how it works, the jackpot gets increasingly bigger as it goes unclaimed. And the more tickets get sold, the higher the jackpot will be. That's why when the jackpot is really big, it goes up quite a bit more each time it goes unclaimed, more people buy tickets when the jackpot is huge.

Your chances of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,711,536. Don't get discouraged though. Having the right strategy is a big help. It's best to always stick with the same numbers. You also don't want to do a quick pick, it's best to choose your own numbers. And monitoring results and statistics can go a long way in helping you notice trends. These three factors alone can increase your odds over the majority of players.

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