Mega-Sena has accumulated and the draw is worth R$40 million

The last Mega-Sena draw, held on Tuesday (17), had no winner. Thus, the prize accumulated and reached R$ 40 million, which will be drawn this Thursday (19), at 8 pm, in São Paulo. 

Therefore, if you want to compete for this millionaire amount, see below how to bet on Mega-Sena.

How to bet on Mega-Sena? 

There are some advantages to betting on Mega-Sena, they are: 

  • Access the website;
  • Go to a lottery house;
  • Bet via the app (available for Android and iOS). 

In addition, there are several types of bets, the simplest being the six-number bet, which costs R$ 5.00. However, if you want to increase your chances of winning, you can add a number, for which you just need to pay R$ 35. 

Caixa Pool

In addition to the option of playing more numbers, Caixa creates syndicates so that players have more chances of winning the prize. Thus, accredited lottery shops allow group bets with a minimum price of R$15. In each syndicate, you can make up to ten different bets. 

How many people got five and four numbers right?

Although no one won the main prize in the last draw, many people got five and four numbers right, check it out:

  • 55 people got five numbers right and won R$ 48,487.58;
  • 3,566 people got four numbers right and won R$ 1,068.35. 

In other words, even if you don't win the main prize, it's possible to win a good amount by guessing fewer numbers. 

Five biggest prizes in the history of Mega-Sena

Check out the five biggest prizes in the history of the contest: 

  • Contest 2,525, held on 10/01/2022: R$ 317,853,788.54;
  • Contest 2,150, held on 05/11/2019: R$ 289,420,865;
  • Contest 2,237, held on 2/27/2020: R$ 211,652,717.74;
  • Competition 1,764, held on 11/25/2015: R$ 205,329,753.89;
  • Competition 1,722, held on 12/22/2015: R$ 197,377,949.52.

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