Brazil Lottery – Mega Sena
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Brazil Lottery 
The MegaSena lottery is the largest lottery in Brazil and is run and administered by the Caixa Econômica Federal bank. Caixa have been in control of the Federal Lotteries in Brazil since 1961 and their aims are not only to stimulate dreams of a better life and wealth but also to raise substantial sums of money to enhance the quality of life in Brazil for areas such as education and development. There are numerous Brazil Lottery games offered by Caixa Econômica Federal bank including Passive, Sports Bets, Instants, Lotto and the flagship Brazilian Lottery that we will be looking at more closely here…the Mega-Sena…
Mega Sena - Overview 
The Brazilian Mega-Sena lottery is a national institution in Brazil and is by far, the most popular lottery game in the country. In fact, this Brazil lotto game is so huge and well known that it is also popular among players from outside Brazil with many lottery players worldwide taking part in the Mega Sena. The Mega Sena regularly produces R$ multi-million jackpots and takes place twice every week, being drawn at 2pm Brazilian time on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
How It Works… 
The Brazil Lotto - Mega Sena - is drawn slightly differently to most worldwide lottery games and is similar to the massive Spanish El Gordo draw. Two spinning, spherical cages are used for the drawings and the aim is to produce 6 different two-digit numbers from 01 to 60. Firstly, a ball will be drawn from Cage 1 containing numbers from 0 to 5 and then a ball will be drawn from Cage 2 containing numbers from 0 to 9. The number drawn from Cage 1 will be used as the first digit and the number drawn from Cage 2 will be used as the second digit. Should the number 00 be produced, this will be replaced by the number 60 for the draw. There are 3 winning divisions to the MegaSena lottery and you will win the jackpot if you predict all 6 of the numbers drawn. The further prize levels are for correctly matching either 5 or 4 of the drawn numbers. As there are only 3 prize divisions, this means that the prizes to be won are normally quite large which encourages not only people in Brazil to play the MegaSena but many from around the world too. Mega-Sena lottery draws take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm Brazilian time giving you two chances each week to participate in one of the largest lotteries in the world.
Who Can Play? 
As with most lotteries worldwide, in the past only people living in Brazil itself were allowed to play in any of the Brazilian Lottery games including the Mega-Sena. You used to have to purchase your Mega Sena tickets from an authorized retailer based in Brazil. Today, though, this is not a problem as there are a good number of online lottery ticket sales companies available such as TheLotter who are both authorized and genuine - you are able to select your Mega-Sena numbers online and purchase your tickets no matter where in the world you live. This is good news of course if you live outside of Brazil and want to play the Mega Sena lottery and ensure your entry into the next draw or simply want to have the convenience and ease of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into the Mega-Sena draw, you can then easily check the Brazil Lottery results online to see how you have done and find out if you have become one of the lucky Mega-Sena winners. You will need to be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for any of the Brazilian Lottery games including the Mega-Sena. Click here to Play the Brazil Lottery - Mega Sena - Now
Information & Background
46% of all money spent on the Brazilian Mega-Sena lottery is returned to players in the form of prizes. Out of this prize money, people who have matched all 6 numbers will share 35% with those who have matched 5 numbers sharing 20%. A further 20% will be divided amongst those who have matched 4 numbers and 25% will be put aside to grow into a healthy prize fund for special draws which take place 5 times every year.
What Are The Odds? 
The Mega Sena is a huge lottery and there are three prize divisions in which you can win twice per week with the odds of a win being as follows… The chances of you winning a Mega-Sena jackpot by matching the 6 numbers are 1 in 50.06 million – for these odds you could be one of the Brazil Mega Sena jackpot winners. For one of the prizes in the second division, the odds come right down to 1 in 154,201 for matching 5 of the numbers drawn. The chances of you winning a third division prize comes in at 1 in 2,332 for matching 4 of the drawn numbers.
Record Jackpots… 
The record jackpot on the Brazilian Mega Sena lottery happened in 1999 when a lottery winner from Salvador (BA) won a massive R$ 64.9 million. The largest jackpot for the Mega Sena in 2008 was a huge R$ 53.1 million which was won in July and was split between two lucky winners. Other big MegaSena jackpots include the $ 52.8 million which occurred on the third draw of the year in 2007 and the recent $ 45 million in the first draw of the year in 2009.
How Are Jackpots Paid? 
If you are the lucky winner of a Mega-Sena jackpot, you will be paid your winnings in the form of a cash lump sum. All Brazil Lottery prizes are, in fact, paid out as cash lump sums. You will need to claim any MegeSena prize, including the jackpot, if you are a winner, by presenting your ticket within 90 days of the draw taking place. If you have won any prize up to R$800.00, you will be able to claim your prize at any Brazilian lottery house or the Caixa Econômica Federal bank. If you have won more than R$800.00 on the Brazilian Mega Sena, you will need to claim your prize at the Caixa Econômica Federal bank. Of course, if you have purchased your MegaSena lottery tickets from an authorized online ticket sales agent like TheLotter all these details will be taken care of for you so you will not have to worry when you play lottery online with them.
How Brazil Benefits… 
The Mega Sena lottery provides much needed funding to enhance the quality of various aspects of life across Brazil. Revenue generated by the Brazilian lottery is held by the National Treasury and from there it is invested into areas such as educational programs and social development. Click here to
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