How does it work?
The lotto uses two ruffle drums to draw balls. Mega Sena numbers are picked in pairs to form the 2-digit decimal lucky number. The first drum draws the first digit from the range of 0 to 5 while the second drum draws the second digit from 0 to 9. For instance, if the first and the second drum draw respectively ball number 2 and 5, then the lucky number will be 25. The 2 zeros are equal to the lucky number 60. This lottery format is destined to increase the game's transparency and promote it among the players.
Brazil Mega Sena lottery draws are held two times a week. So that keeping up with the latest Mega Sena results on the web would be much convenient. Each fifth draw is considered special as it offers special prizes. Apart from the ordinary draws it holds a unique draw once a year on the New Year's Eve and known as Mega Da Virada. The New Year's draw pool is built up by the deductions from other draws held that year.
Winning Brazil Mega Sena lottery grand prize requires guessing 6 MegaSena winning numbers from 60 possible. The two secondary prize categories are offered to those matching 4 and 5 drawn Mega Sena numbers respectively.
Mega Sena minimal guaranteed jackpot is set at 2 million Brazilian reals. If there are several players lucky to match the jackpot winning combination, then the jackpot is equally split between the winners. As the game sets no restrictions on the jackpot size, it can grow enormously big after a number of roll-overs. The other two prize categories account for 19% of the prize pool. Thus those matching 5 and 4 Mega Sena winning numbers will split the sum. In other words the fewer the better.
Playing Mega Sena online or over-the-counter
Mega Sena online and over-the-counter lottery is available for any Brazilian aged 18 or older. The lottery tickets can be purchased through a network of official dealers. As a matter of fact, if you live somewhere outside Brazil you do not have to go there to take part in this lottery as you can simply go online and buy Mega Sena online ticket using the web services. The service enables you to take part in this lotto game irrespective of your actual location. All you have to do is to ensure Internet access, choose your lucky numbers and the ticket will be purchased in Brazil on your behalf. Playing the game is easy, all you have to do is to go online, buy the ticket and wait to check Mega Sena results.
Latest Mega Sena Results
The latest Mega Sena results are available after the draws carried out two times a week on Wednesday and Saturday at 8.00 p.m. local time (UTC - 03:00). The draws are broadcasted live on local TV channels. You can also check Mega Sena results online at our website soon after the draw.
The game outcome is to a certain extent predetermined for every particular player by how he chooses his 6 Mega Sena numbers from the guess range of 1 to 60. Players can choose Mega Sena numbers manually or get them automatically generated using Surpresinha option also known in other lotteries as Quick Pick or Lucky Dip.
Each raffle is broadcasted live on Brazilian national television as a part of “Momento da Sorte” show translated as “Lucky Moment”. Still, it is much easier to keep up with the latest Mega Sena results online.
Winning odds
To win Brazil Mega-Sena jackpot players have to choose 6 numbers drawn from the 60 possible and match them all. The ticket is considered winning if matching at least 4 numbers. Find below the list of prize categories with the respective winning odds and dividends provided.
|
Prize category
|
Match
|
Winning chance, %
|
Winning odds
|
|
1
|
6
|
0.000001997%
|
1 : 50,063,860
|
|
2
|
5
|
0.00065 %
|
1 : 154,518
|
|
3
|
4
|
0.043 %
|
1 : 2,332
|
In this way, 73% of ticket sales revenues are destined for the prize pool of the 3 offered prize categories (respectively 35% + 19% + 19%). The remaining 27% of the sales revenue are destined to from the prize pool for the special draws (every 5th game) and the New Year's “Mega Da Virada” draw.
Record Jackpots
Mega Sena online and over-the-counter largest jackpot of 145 mln reals was won in 2009 and was split between the two lucky winners from San-Paulo and Brasilia. The lottery's 2nd and 3rd largest jackpots accounted respectively for 64.9 mln reals and 52.8 mln reals and were delivered respectively in 1999 and 2007.
Claiming prizes
There are two main ways to claim Mega Sena online lottery prizes. If the winning ticket was bought from the official dealer during your stay in Brazil, then you will have to contact the retail operator to claim the prize.
On the other hand, if the winning ticket was purchased online, then you will be contacted by the lotto sales service representative to decide on the convenient way to transfer money. Supposed you decide to get the money personally, the services will handle the issue to organize your stay in Brazil. Wish you luck, keep up with Mega Sena winning numbers and check Mega Sena results online.
