right mega millions (initially called the big game mega millions as the successor of the big game) 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 minimum mega millions advertised jackpot is $15 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5% each year (unless the cash option is chosen; see below for differences by state). the jackpot increases when there is no top-prize winner (see below for information on how the game's jackpot is funded). reflecting common practice among american lotteries, the jackpot is advertised as a nominal value of annual installments. a cash value option (the usual choice), when chosen by a jackpot winner, pays the approximate present value of the installments. mega millions' current format began on october 19, 2013; its first drawing was october 22. mega millions uses a 5/75 (for the white balls) plus 1/15 (for the "mega ball") double matrix to select its winning numbers. each game costs $1. of the 46 mega millions jurisdictions, all but california offer an option, called megaplier (such games are $2 each) where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4, or 5. the megaplier was made available to all mega millions jurisdictions in january 2011; it began as an option available only in texas. mega millions is drawn at 11:00 p.m. eastern time on tuesday and friday evenings, including holidays. mega millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries; the drawings are held at the studios of abc affiliate wsb-tv in atlanta, supervised by the georgia lottery. in the december 17, 2013 drawing, the current 5/75 + 1/15 format produced its first two jackpot winners, potentially sharing a jackpot worth $648 million (annuity value; with a cash option of $347,639,485), which is the second highest jackpot in mega millions and american history. the two jackpot-winning tickets were sold in san jose, california and in atlanta, georgia.{{cite web | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-winning-tickets-in-636-million-mega-millions-drawing/ | title = 2 winning tickets in $636m mega millions drawing - cbs news | author = | authorlink= | accessdat
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