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Three bets matched the six dozen in the contest held this Tuesday (17), and shared the main prize. Each winning ticket guaranteed R$34,856,052.53.
The winning games are from the cities of Camocim, Catalan e President Castelo Branco.
The dozens drawn were: 06, 08, 21, 32, 41 and 60.
In addition to the main range, another 96 bets matched five numbers and will receive R$34,815.62 each. The court had 4,494 winners, with an individual prize of R$ 1,225.92.
The next Mega-Sena contest will be held on Thursday, with a prize estimated at R$3.5 million.
How to bet
To participate, it is necessary to register a bet of six to 20 tens at accredited lottery outlets or online, until 8pm on the day of the draw.
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The minimum bet costs R$6 and allows you to choose six numbers from the 60 available. The more dozens are marked, the higher the price of the game — and also the chances of getting it right.
Odds
In a simple bet, the chance of matching all six tens is one in 50,063,860. By including more numbers, the probability improves.
For example, with seven tens, the chance becomes one in 7,151,980. Bets with 15 numbers — which cost more than R$30,000 — significantly increase the chances, reaching one in 10,003.
Bolão
Another option for those who want to increase their chances is to participate in the lottery, a modality organized by lotteries. In this format, bets are placed in groups, with costs and eventual prizes being shared.
The minimum value of the Mega-Sena prize pool is R$18, with quotas starting at R$7 per participant, and can bring together from two to 100 people.
Biggest prizes in history
Among the biggest prizes ever paid out in regular Mega-Sena contests are amounts in excess of R$300 million. The largest of them was registered in contest 2525, in 2022, which distributed R$317.8 million.
Other contests also surpassed the R$200 million mark, consolidating the lottery as one of the main ones in the country.
