Question: The Wisconsin Lottery is run by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and was authorized in 1988 by the state legislature, its games consist of Mega Millions, is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; it is offered in how many states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Context: The Rhode Island Lottery (or "The Lot") is run by the government of Rhode Island.  It is a charter member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).  Rhode Island Lottery games include Mega Millions, Powerball, Wild Money, keno, and scratch tickets.  Rhode Island also offers video lottery, which includes the multi-jurisdictional MegaHits game. A six-number lottery game, often having Megabucks, Pick-6, or Lotto as part of its name, is a form of lottery in which six numbers are drawn from a larger pool (for example, 6 out of 44).  Winning the top prize, usually a jackpot, requires a player to match all six regular numbers drawn; the order in which they are drawn is irrelevant.  Functionally, these games are similar to five-number games, except, because of the sixth number that needs to be matched, the top-prize odds usually are longer.  Therefore, six-number games generally offer a higher top prize.  Six-number games (using one drum) were the most popular kind of U.S. lottery game, before two-drum games such as Cash4Life and Mega Millions were created.  (These games also draw six numbers; however, five are from one set, while a sixth is drawn from a second pool.  These "5+1" games also require all six numbers to be matched for the top prize/jackpot.) The Wisconsin Lottery is run by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and was authorized in 1988 by the state legislature.  It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).  Its games consist of Mega Millions, Powerball, Megabucks, Supercash! , Badger 5, Pick 3, Pick 4, and scratch games.  Since its founding, it has generated $3 billion for property tax relief for state residents. Mega Millions (which began as The Big Game in 1996, which was renamed to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; it is offered in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The first "(The Big Game) Mega Millions" drawing was in 2002 (see below.) The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is an American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 33-member lotteries.  MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, most notably Mega Millions and Powerball. The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, also called the CT Lottery, is the official lottery in Connecticut.  It was created in 1971 by then-Gov.  Thomas Meskill, who signed Public Act No. 865.  The first tickets were sold on February 15, 1972.  The Connecticut Lottery offers several in-house drawing games; Connecticut also participates in Mega Millions and Powerball; each are played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. New Vibes is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer club based in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands that regularly competes in the U.S. Virgin Islands Championship, and has had success in the tournament.  The team competes in the St. Thomas & St. John's Soccer League and is one of the most successful clubs in St. Thomas and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Unique FC is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer club based in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands that competes in the St. Croix League.  They were previously known as Unique and Tropical FC.  Unique has never participated in the U.S. Virgin Islands Championship, but were the de facto U.S. Virgin Islands Champions in 2009–10, as no nationwide championship was held that season. Helenites is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer club based in Grove Place, U.S. Virgin Islands that regularly competes in the U.S. Virgin Islands Championship, and has had success in the tournament.  The team competes in the St Croix Soccer League and is one of the most successful clubs in St Croix and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A lottery exists within the United States Virgin Islands, the only US lottery outside the mainland and Puerto Rico.  It was established in 1937 and became an independent agency of the territorial government in 1971.  The USVI is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL).  It is the smallest US lottery to offer either Powerball, Mega Millions or scratchcard games.  The USVI Lottery is also a member of the Caribbean Lottery, in which other islands, such as Sint Maarten, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Barbados, participate.  Minimum age to play the Virgin Islands Lottery is 18.
Answer: 44