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MEGA Millions, Powerball, SuperLotto Plus: which lottery is better?

Which lottery is better?

When we talk about the best American lotteries, we mean MEGA Millions, Powerball and SuperLotto Plus. These are real American bestsellers, which are similar in many respects, but each of them has its own unique features. Let's see which lottery is best of the best. At the end of the article you will find useful links to the sections where you can see the most recent lotto numbers of MEGA Millions, Powerball and SuperLotto Plus, as well as links to the articles with a more detailed description of these games.

Which lottery is the best choice?

Lottery Operator

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

The non-profit state organization Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) acts as the operator of these games.

The best choice: no winner. Whichever game you choose, you are guaranteed to receive your prize.

Schedule of draws

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

Tuesday and Friday

Wednesday and Saturday

Wednesday and Saturday

The best choice: no winner.

Lottery rules

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

Choose a combination of 5 regular numbers from 1 to 70 and 1 Megaball from 1 to 25.

Choose 5 regular numbers from 1 to 69 and 1 Powerball from 1 to 26.

Choose 5 regular numbers from 1 to 47 and 1 special number from 1 to 27

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus has the easiest game scheme.

Minimal lottery Jackpot

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

$ 40.000.000

$ 40.000.000

$ 7.000.000

The best choice: MEGA Millions and Powerball.

Rollover amount

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

$ 5,000,000+

$ 10,000,000+

$ 1,000,000+

The best choice: Powerball.

Number of prize divisions

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

9

9

9

The best choice: no winner.

Odds to win any prize

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

1 in 24

1 in 24

1 in 23

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus.

Odds to win the Jackpot

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

1 in 302,375,350

1 in 292,201,338

1 in 42 million

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus.

Secondary prizes

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

$ 2-1.000.000 (10-5.000.000 if you play with the Multiplier)

The prize amounts are fixed and repeat from draw to draw.

$ 4-1.000.000 (40-10.000.000 if you play with the Multiplier)

The prize amounts are fixed and repeat from draw to draw.

From $ 1 up to ~60.000

The prize amounts are partially fixed and repeat from draw to draw; other depends on the number of tickets sold.

The best choice: Powerball.

The minimal prize

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

Just match Megaball and win $ 2.

Just match Powerball and win $ 4.

Just match Superball and win $ 1.

The best choice: Powerball.

Multiplier

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

The Megaplier is guaranteed to increase your secondary prizes from 2 to 5 times.

The Powerplay will increase your secondary prizes from 2 to 5 times if the Jackpot is bigger than 150.000.000 and from 2 to 10 times if the Jackpot is smaller than 150.000.000.

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The best choice: Powerball.

Which lottery is the best choice if you play online?

You can play MEGA Millions, Powerball and SuperLotto Plus even if you’re not a US-rezisent. You can buy the tickets with the help of your computer or smartphone.

Price

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

$ 5,29 per line

$ 5,29 per line

$ 2,99 per line

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus.

The number of lines

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

From 1 to 20

From 1 to 20

From 1 to 20

The best choice: no winner.

Discounts

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

12% take-off if you include 20 lines in the ticket

12% take-off if you include 20 lines in the ticket

15% take-off if you include 20 lines in the ticket

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus.

Taxes

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It depends on the state where your ticket is purchased.

It depends on the state where your ticket is purchased.

All prizes over $599 are subject to taxes and other offsets required by law. However, there are no California state/local taxes.

The best choice: SuperLotto Plus. If you playMEGA Millions and Powerball online, your tickets will be purchased in New Jersey. That’s what the official NJ Lottery site says:

You can file a claim form to collect your winnings. If you do not have a Social Security Number, you must provide the following information to claim your prize. When filling in the claim form, you must list your passport number and the name of the country from where you come. (This information can be put in boxes 11 and 12 on the Lottery Claim Form.) We would issue a check, less 30 percent federal withholding, which we are required by law to deduct if the person is an alien.

Time given to collect the prize

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It depends on the state where you bought your tickets. The time period for claiming a prize ranges from 180 days to 1 year from the draw date.

It depends on the state where you bought your tickets. The time period for claiming a prize ranges from 180 days to 1 year from the draw date.

180 days

The best choice: MEGA Millions and Powerball

Additional options

MEGA Millions Powerball SuperLotto Plus

· If you don’t want to miss a single draw, use the “Subscription” and “Multiple Draw” options.

· If you wish to significantly increase your winning odds, use the “System” option.

How to start playing American lotteries? Just decide on the parameters that are important to you (use our tips for this!) and then read our ultimate guide.

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