{"id":14709,"date":"2026-03-29T11:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thelotter.com\/?p=14709"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:39:53","slug":"spanish-player-wins-mega-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/winners\/spanish-player-wins-mega-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Player Wins Huge Mega Millions Secondary Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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TheLotter<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Lottery Winners<\/a><\/span> \u00bb Spanish Player Wins Huge Mega Millions Secondary Prize<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Spanish Player Wins Huge Mega Millions Secondary Prize<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Mega Millions set a world record on 30 March 2012 when the\u00a0US$656 million<\/strong>\u00a0jackpot was finally won. This record stood until US Powerball’s\u00a0US$1.6 billion<\/strong>\u00a0jackpot was won on 13 January 2016. A week before Mega Millions’ epic draw, one of our online players made his own lottery history by winning the\u00a0US$250,000<\/strong>\u00a0Mega Millions second prize<\/a>\u00a0on 20 March 2012.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Player strikes lottery gold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Spanish native has used TheLotter\u2019s services to purchase lottery tickets for the world\u2019s biggest lotteries since 2009. B.G. was TheLotter’s third\u00a0US$250,000<\/strong>\u00a0Mega Millions winner and we were pleased to help him collect his winnings swiftly. Prior to October 2013, the second place prize amount was\u00a0US$250,000<\/strong>.\u00a0Mega Millions rule changes<\/a>\u00a0implemented on 23 October 2013 increased the second place prize amount to\u00a0US$1 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How did someone from Spain win a US lottery prize?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The purchase process at TheLotter mirrors buying lotto tickets in person. First a player selects their lottery numbers, choosing numbers saved in their TheLotter account or picking new numbers through Natural Selection or Quick Pick. Once a player confirms a purchase, TheLotter\u2019s local representatives take care of the rest, purchasing the ticket on the customer\u2019s behalf, and uploading a scanned copy of each ticket, or a reasonable facsimile of the ticket, directly to the customer’s secure online account.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When purchasing a ticket on TheLotter, there is no need to worry about losing the ticket. The physical ticket is stored in the local office\u2019s safe vault and presented to the official lottery on behalf of the player if it is a winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a player\u2019s numbers produce a prize-winning combination, the customer is immediately alerted of their good fortune with automatic email notifications, FREE SMS winning alerts, and in the case of a big win like B.G.\u2019s, a prompt call from our customer service department. In Mega Millions draw 2012\/23, B.G. received a happy text message stating that he had won a quarter of a million dollars<\/strong> in Mega Millions, along with US$600 in additional prizes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed,\u00a0foreigners can play American lotteries<\/a>\u00a0from anywhere in the world!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A swift and simple process for our Spanish winner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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TheLotter stepped in to facilitate B.G.\u2019s prize collection, sending him clear instructions for submitting relevant forms of identification in order to claim his prize personally in the US. One of TheLotter\u2019s local representatives met B.G. at the site\u2019s New York City office and assisted him in collecting his winnings from the New York Mega Millions headquarters in person. Any trip to New York is just that much sweeter when collecting a US$250,000<\/strong> prize is on the agenda!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you win US$1 or US$1 billion<\/strong>, TheLotter ensures that players collect their winnings in a fast and secure manner!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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