Mega da Virada – have you ever thought about winning BRL 450 million with a simple six number bet? The Mega Sena jackpot already attracts the attention of many people on social media. After all, who wouldn’t want to end the year with a million dollar reward🇧🇷 Tickets are already on sale and people from all over Brazil are rushing to the lottery houses to have the little celebrations and compete for this incredible jackpot.
So, how to play Mega da Virada and compete for the R$ 450 million prize? Bettors have two options: place the bet in person or use the Internet to choose the dozens. Anyway, we explain below everything you need to know to bet on Mega da Virada. Find out how to place a bet on the internet, the most drawn Mega Sena numbers and tips to increase your chances of winning.
Find out more about Mega da Virada
This Saturday (17th), Caixa Econômica Federal confirmed the opening of betting for the Mega da Virada, with an estimated prize of R$ 450 million. According to an official statement issued by the agency, the Mega da Virada will have exclusive sales starting at 19:00 today (17).
In more practical terms, all bets placed after 7.00pm this Saturday will stand for the final Mega Sena 2022 draw. thus far, the highest payout in Mega Sena history.
Shortly after the drawing of the 2,549 bets in the competition ended, which has a prize of BRL 3 millionexclusive sales of Mega da Virada will begin.
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When does the R$450 Million Mega Sena draw take place?
As you can already see, draw number 2,549 will be the last traditional Mega Sena draw in 2022. Therefore, from this Saturday evening (17th), all bets placed will be included in the Mega da Virada draw.
It is worth mentioning that Mega da Virada, as it only happens once a year, does not stack. Therefore, if no one manages to guess 6 tens, the prize will be made available to bettors who guess 5 tens. And if nobody reaches 5 tens, the reward will go to whoever reached 4, and so on.
If more than one punter reaches the dozen, the prize is split equally. The Mega Sena da Virada draw, as the name suggests, takes place on December 31st. Bets can be placed until 17:00 on the same day Brasilia time.
How to bet on Mega da Virada?
You can bet on Mega da Virada both in person and online🇧🇷 The bet in person is made at Casas Lotéricas. To make the small celebrations, just find the specific ticket for Mega da Virada at the Casa Lotérica closest to your home and choose the 6 dozen for the drawing.
On this Mega da Virada ticket, bettors can select from 6 to 20 numbers (out of 60 available). With the “Surpresinha” system you let an automated system choose the numbers, like a kind of random bet. It is worth mentioning that the single bet, with 6 numbers, can be made for R$ 4.50.
Another interesting option for those who want to expand their chances of winning is to participate in the prize competition by filling in the appropriate field on the ticket. For this alternative, the minimum bet amount is BRL 10 (minimum BRL 5 per share). You can create pools from 2 to 100 shares.
Many Brazilian lottery houses also offer lotteries organized by the teams themselves. In this case, bettors may have to pay an additional commission of 35% on the stake amount.
How to bet on Mega da Virada on the Internet?
If face-to-face betting isn’t your thing, it’s worth competing for the BRL 450 million Mega da Virada prize on the internet. In that case, you have three options: use the Loterias Caixa application, the Loterias Caixa portal or the Caixa Econômica Federal internet banking.
Attention! Internet banking option is available only for those who already have an active current account at Caixa.
Below we show the complete step by step to place your Mega bet from Virada online; to look.
- Download the Loterias Caixa application (available for mobile phones with Android operating systems and Apple devices with iOS) or visit the Loterias Caixa official website (https://www.loteriasonline.caixa.gov.br/silce-web/#/home);
- In case of app betting, please wait for the app to install;
- From now on, the step by step is the same for the app and website;
- Access the platform with login and password;
- If you are not registered yet, fill in all the data and confirm your registration;
- Choose the game you want to bet on (in this case, Mega da Virada);
- Click on “bet”;
- Check the bet price at the bottom of the screen;
- Choose the numbers, at least 6 (at this moment you can opt for the Surpresinha system and let the algorithm choose for you);
- Register your credit card;
- Pay the bet;
- Ready! Now just wait for the draw and cheer!
Attention! It is important to remember that Mega Sena virtual betting is only available to people over the age of 18. Also, the minimum bet amount is R$30 and the maximum is R$500.
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What numbers are drawn the most in the Mega Sena?
When choosing numbers for Mega Sena draws, Brazilians employ several strategies. Many people only bet on “lucky numbers”: birthdays, weddings and other particularly important numbers. There are also those who bet the same numbers in all draws, and those who choose the dozens at random.
Be that as it may, statisticians say the chosen method makes no difference: since the draws are random and independent, all numbers have an equal chance of being drawn.
Even so, it is worth mentioning the numbers that, during the history of the Mega Sena, have been drawn most often. See the full list below:
- 53 – It was drawn 294 times;
- 10 – It has been mined 291 times;
- 05 – It was drawn 281 times;
- 37 – It was drawn 278 times;
- 42 – It was drawn 276 times;
- 33 – It was drawn 275 times;
- 23 – It has been drawn 275 times.
