WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Having rolled over 25 times, the Megamillions jackpot now stands at a record high at an estimated $1.6 billion. So, for anyone interested in winning that massive jackpot, here are some facts and figures about the MegaMillions game…

• The previous highest jackpot was on 24th July, 2018 when it reached $522 million.
• MegaMillions changed its format on 28th October 2017 when the number of main balls chosen fell from 75 to 70, but the Mega Balls increased from 15 to 25, with the aim of increasing the jackpot.
• The odds of winning the Megamillions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350
• The odds of winning any prize on MegaMillions is 1 in 24.
• The Megaplier increases non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.
• The previous largest jackpot was $656 million, shared by three ticket holders on March 30th, 2012. The holders lived in Illinois, Maryland and Kansas.
• Since the format changed, the most common main-number chosen is the #1 which has been drawn 18 times.
• The least picked main-number is #50 which has only been picked two times.
• Two numbers are tied as the most common Mega Ball, those being #9 and #22 with seven appearances each.
• The numbers #14 and #38 have appeared together four times, making them the most common pair to have been picked.
• The most common consecutive pair are #31 and #32 which have been drawn together three times.
• The most overdue number is #53 which was last drawn as long ago as 18th May, 2018.

These and many other statistics can be found at Lottery.net, the industry-leading website publishing the latest results from all lottery games played in the USA.

SOURCE Lottery.net