A lottery player in Mississippi did not win the $231 million from the Mega Millions drawing on 10 September for one number.
The Mississippi Lottery reported that the Gulfport resident matched five of the six numbers required to win the jackpot.
The female ended up earning $10,000 with the ticket thanks to the fact that he bet on the Megaplier, an option that allows the person to increase the amount of any prize that is not greater.
Megaplier multiplies the amount of any prize a person wins below the jackpot up to five times.
“ For example, if you win the Mega Millions second prize by matching all five white balls and the Megaplier 5X is drawn, your prize would increase from $1 million to $5 million, just because you added the Megaplier. .
The Megaplier costs an additional $1.
In the case of this player, if she had only chosen four of the five correct Mega Millions numbers she would have won $ 500. However, having opted for the Megaplier, the value of the prize increased to $10,000.
According to the Mississippi Lottery, the odds of picking four numbers and the Megaplier are 1 in 931,001. While the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
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