Yesterday we brought you news of the rolling over South African lotto and today we are jumping from one continent to another with the American Mega Millions which also is on a roll over.

Mega Millions’s jackpot has not been won since the 22nd December which means it is rolling over for the 4th time when it gets drawn on Tuesday January 5th with a jackpot of US$37,000,000.

This lottery uses a 5/56 play matrix and a 1/46 play matrix for the Mega Ball and you have to match all the correct numbers to hit that all important jackpot. However should you not be this lucky there are in total 9 ways to win a prize with the last prize being awarded for matching just the Mega Ball and the chances of doing that come in at around 1 in 75.

Mega Millions is Americas biggest lottery game and holds the record for the largest jackpot in North American history being US$390 million, it began it’s life way back in 1996 when it was known as The Big Game. The name Mega Millions was introduced in 2002 and from then it has just gone from strength to strength.

You do not have to live in the USA to play Mega Millions when you buy your tickets from The Lotter and dont worry about having to pay any commision because there is none to pay, all you need to pay for is your tickets. So play away and be in with a chance of winning that juicy rollover!