The Odds of Winning Mega-Sena
There are two questions on every player’s mind when it comes to lotteries, and these are intimately related to the size of the jackpot and the odds of beating them. When it comes to Mega-Sena both figures are generally positive, and act as an incentive for those who haven’t purchased tickets before to take a leap of faith. The drawing system is slightly different with numbers being extracted from two plastic balls and featuring numbers ranging from 0 to 5 or 0 to 9. Players also have the liberty of adding more than six numbers on the lottery ticket but the odds of winning Mega-Sena with only 6 numbers are 1 in 50,063,860.
Those who are not attached to a particular set of numbers and want to streamline the process can use the “Surpresinha” which is the equivalent of the “Quick Pick” for American lotteries. It is also possible for players to play the same numbers for two, four or eight consecutive draws without this affecting their chances in any way. Winning lower tier prizes is considerably easier with the odds of matching five numbers standing at 1 in 154,518. Matching four numbers is an event that has odds of 1 in 2332 to occur while the chances to win any prize are one in 2298.
The net value of all jackpots is only 32% of the total amount of lottery earnings or 46% of the roll income, which is spread among various winners. 35% is used for the jackpot, 19% will go to the winners who matched five numbers and the same percentage would be given to those scoring four numbers.
