Tri State Megabucks PLUS
 Current Jackpot US$ 1,450,000
TriState Megabucks – Overview
The Tri State Megabucks is one of the US lotteries that is offered by a Multi-State consortium – in this case 3 states from North America. It was the very first multi-state USA lottery game to be introduced. The 3 most northerly states in New England – New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont combined to form the Tri-State Megabucks in 1985. Tickets for the Tri State lottery were first sold on September 3rd 1985. The first draw for this Tri State lotto took place on September 14th 1985 and it has been a popular game among the 3 states and beyond ever since. All 3 of members of the Tri-State lottery are also part of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and as such, also offer the massive country-wide Powerball – the Tri State lottery games themselves, though, are not a part of the MUSL offerings. The Tri-State lottery has various games that the 3 states offer and here we will be taking a look at their main newest lottery, the Tri State Megabucks PLUS…
TriState MegaBucks PLUS – Overview
The Tri State Megabucks PLUS is the very latest game to be offered by the Tri State consortium – Vermont Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery and Maine Lottery. It is taking over from the long standing TriState Megabucks on July 26th 2009 with the first draw taking place on July 29th 2009. The Megabucks PLUS has been made even more appealing than its predecessor with larger starting jackpots, bigger 2nd prizes and better odds of winning the lottery. The Tri-State Megabucks PLUS is the traditional draw-style, lotto jackpot game of the Tri State Lottery. It is their premier game and is going to be even better than the original Megabucks game was first introduced over 24 years ago. Each of the 3 participating states calls the game by its own individual name – the Vermont Megabucks, the Maine Megabucks and the New Hampshire Megabucks. The jackpot for the Tri State Megabucks PLUS commences at $1 MILLION as opposed to the $500,000 starting jackpot of the old Megabucks and each time the top prize is not won a rollover happens. The jackpot prize is then added onto the following draw’s jackpot which increases in size until it is won. This game uses a dual matrix of 5/41 and 1/6 with drawings of the game taking place twice per week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7.59pm Eastern Time. We’d like to invite you to take a look at how this new lottery works and check out for yourself – the Tri State Megabucks PLUS…
How It Works… 
The Tri -State Megabucks PLUS uses what’s called a double matrix of 5/41 and 1/6. This means that when playing, you first need to select 5 numbers from a pool of numbers from 1 to 41 and then select a Megaball number out of a pool of numbers from 1 to 6. If you match all 5 of the main numbers drawn plus the Megaball, you will be a lucky winner of the Megabucks PLUS jackpot. In addition to the jackpot itself, there are now 8 more ways in which you can win on the Megabucks PLUS, with prizes to be won if you match either the 5 main numbers, 4 main numbers plus the Megaball, 4 main numbers, 3 main numbers plus the Megaball, 3 main numbers, 2 main numbers plus the Megaball, 2 main numbers or even just 1 of the main numbers plus the Megaball. A Easy Pick facility is available when playing the Tri State Megabucks PLUS similar the Lucky Dip option that is used in the UK National Lottery or Europe’s Euro-Millions or the Quick Pick option on many other USA lottery games – which means that you can get the computer or online lottery ticket sales agent to randomly select all your Megabucks numbers for you. So… playing the TriState Mega Bucks is simple…just select your own 5 numbers plus a Megaball or request them to be randomly generated for you by using the Easy Pick – random number generator – facility. The cost of each entry into this Tri State lottery is $2.00.
Who Can Play? 
As with most USA lottery games, previously only citizens living in the 3 participating states were allowed to play in any of the VT Lottery, ME Lottery & NH Lottery games - including the TriState Megabucks - you used to have to purchase your Tri-State lottery tickets from an authorized retailer based in 1 of the 3 states. Nowadays, though, there are a good number of online lottery ticket sales agencies who are both authorized and genuine such as TheLotter – you are able to select your Megabucks numbers online and purchase your tickets without worrying about where in the world you may be living. This is good news of course if you live outside of Vermont, Maine & New Hampshire & the USA but want to play the game and ensure that you have your entry into the next drawing or just want to have the ease and convenience of being able to buy lottery tickets online. Once you have entered into the Tri State lotto draw, you can then easily check the Megabucks results online to see how you have done and to find out if you have become one of the lucky Mega Bucks winners. You will need to be 18 years of age to be eligible to purchase a ticket for any of the Tri State Lottery games including the Tri State Megabucks PLUS. Click here to Play the Tri-State MegaBucks PLUS Now
Information & Background 
The Tri State Megabucks PLUS is a revised and better version of the Tri-State Megabucks game and commenced in July 2009. This new game offers bigger jackpots, higher 2nd prizes, more prize levels and better odds all round than its predecessor, the Megabucks. The Mega Bucks game from the Vermont Lottery, Maine Lottery and New Hampshire Lottery started off in 1985 using a matrix of 6/30 when it was draw just on Saturdays. The matrix has underwent various changes over the years, changing from its original configuration to 6/36 in January 1986. In January 1988, the matrix was altered again, this time to 6/40. Mega Bucks weekly draws increased to twice per week with a Wednesday draw being added in May 1990. The cash option “MegaCash” was introduced in June 1996 giving jackpot winners the option of taking their jackpot win as a one-off cash lump sum.
What Are The Odds? 
The odds of winning on the TriState Megabucks PLUS are very competitive when compared to many of the US lotteries, especially the other Multi-State lottery games of Mega Millions and Powerball. The chances of winning a Megabucks PLUS jackpot are 1 in 4.49 million – for these odds you could be a Tri State Lottery jackpot winner. For one of the prizes on the second level, the odds come in at 1 in 899 thousand. The likelihood of winning a third tier prize comes in at 1 in 24,980 and for a prize on the fourth tier the odds are reduce right down to just 1 in 4,996. Fifth tier prize odds are 1 in 714 with odds for a sixth level prize being 1 in 143. With so many different ways to win, there are prizes also for tiers 7, 8 and 9 – with odds for a seventh tier win being 1 in 63 and eighth tier odds coming in at just 1 in 13. The 9th and final prize level offers odds of 1 in 15. The overall odds of you winning any prize on the Tri State megabucks PLUS are incredibly 1 in only 6. These are great odds for a jackpot game that produces thousands of cash winners every single week.
Record Jackpots…
August 4th 2010 saw the largest win on the Tri-State Megabucks PLUS to date. A US$ 12.5 Million jackpot was won in New Hampshire which is the largest prize ever awarded to a single ticket holder in the history of either the Tri-State Megabucks PLUS or its predecessor the Tri-State Megabucks. Prior to this the biggest win on the Tri-State Megabucks has been the whopping US$ 16.4 Million jackpot won in January 1992 which was shared between winners in Maine and Vermont.
How Are Jackpots Paid? 
As a Tri State Megabucks jackpot winner, you would have a choice in how you wish to receive your winnings. You could choose to have either a single cash lump sum payment or an annuity prize. You will need to make the choice as to whether you wish to receive the cash lump sum option or the annuity instalment payments option within 60 days of making your winning claim. If you make no decision, after the 60 day period, the jackpot will automatically be paid to you as an annuity. In terms of value, if you chose to take the cash lump sum payment as a jackpot winner, you would receive approximately 50% of the annuity value that you would be paid in installments. If you choose to receive your Tri State Megabucks jackpot as an annuity, it would be paid to you in yearly instalments over a 25 year period. If your Tri State Lottery win is up to $500 you will be able to claim your prize from any of the lottery ticket sales retailers across any of the 3 participating states. If your Tri State Megabucks win is $500 or more then you will need to get a lottery claim form from one of the lottery ticket sales retailers and submit your claim. If you are a Tri State Megabucks jackpot winner, you will need to make your claim at the headquarters of the Vermont Lottery, the Maine Lottery or the New Hampshire Lottery. You will need to claim any Tri State Lottery prize, including the jackpot, if you are a winner, within 365 days of the draw taking place. If you buy lottery tickets online however, whatever your win, none of this will be a concern for you, as your lottery ticket sales agency such as TheLotter will take care of all these things for you.
Where The Money Goes...
Citizens of the 3 states offering the Tri State game - Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, benefit in various ways from lottery proceeds… Primarily, funds generated by the Tri-State lottery games go towards the Education fund, helping to maintain the general welfare of the people. Click Here for the Latest Tri State Lottery Results Click Here for Past Tri State Lottery Results Click Here to
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