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superenalotto » SuperEnalotto, Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots swell again – January 19th 2012
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This week has been very exciting for players of the world’s biggest lotteries, not least because the USAPowerball‘s recent changes came into effect.
Aside from this, two of the world’s other lotto heavyweights have been as thrilling for fans as they have always been, with both the Italian SuperEnalotto and the USA Mega Millions jackpot bumped up considerably in rollover draws.
The Italian SuperEnalotto has been increasing its top prize after every game since September 22nd.
Now, the jackpot stands at €54.5 million – which is not unusual for this particular lottery, because part of its appeal is the massive payouts and the frequent rollovers due to there being 90 balls in play, despite there being three draws a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The question is, how long will it take for that top prize to be won? And lotto players can find out for themselves if they enter in time for tonight’s (January 19th) draw.
Additionally, the USA Mega Millions has seen its jackpot roll over to $60 million.
This is not uncharted territory for the draw, as the Mega Millions resulted in the world’s largest ever lotto win back in 2007, when a $390 million prize was shared between winners Eddie Nabors – a 52-year-old truck driver fromGeorgia – and 57-year-old Harold Messner, a builder fromNew Jersey.
Many people have been close to winning the top payout over the past few weeks, with five players taking home the second prize of $250,000 after the last draw on Tuesday (January17th).
So, for players to be in with a chance of winning the $60 million Mega Millions jackpot, they can enter in time for tomorrow’s (January 20th) game with their chosen lucky numbers of quick pick selection.
As for the new-look USA Powerball, however, since its new rules were implemented at the beginning of the week, nobody has yet landed themselves a jackpot prize.
Because of this, the payout has rolled over and been inflated by $10 million, giving Saturday’s (January 21st) entrants $100 million to play for.
In the first draw since the changes, several lucky Powerball fans went home with a second-tier prize, which is now worth a cool $1 million.
