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General Rules
Internet Entry Rules
Mail-In Entry Rules

Entries for MegaPower Sweepstakes will be accepted beginning Sunday, March 7, 2010 and ending on Saturday, May 1, 2010.

To participate, a player must submit $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery Mega Millions and $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery Powerball non-winning tickets equaling a combined total of $10.00

To be eligible, tickets must be purchased during the sweepstakes period of entry.

During the sweepstakes period, six (6) drawings will take place. The first on March 23, 2010; the second on March 30, 2010; the third on April 6, 2010; the fourth on April 13, 2010; the fifth on April 20, 2010; and the sixth on May 4, 2010 to select the winners for this Sweepstakes.

Entries submitted will be valid for only one drawing based on the date the entry is received by the Virginia Lottery.

Twenty (20) winners of a $500 Visa Gift Card will be selected to win from the entries received for each of the six drawings.

The MegaPower Sweepstakes is open to players 18 years of age or older. Players may be required to provide proof of their date of birth.
A player may enter the MegaPower Sweepstakes more than once as long as different non-winning tickets are submitted with each entry. However, a player is eligible to win only one prize per drawing.
Chances of winning any prize in the MegaPower Sweepstakes depend on the number of total entries.
The Virginia Lottery will not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly, or received before the March 7, 2010 start date or after the May 1, 2010 entry deadline date. Such entries shall be deemed invalid.
This page does not include all official rules. Complete game rules are available for download by clicking here.

To be eligible to enter theMegaPower Sweepstakes, you must register as a participant with your name, street address, city, state and ZIP code, phone number, date of birth and a valid e-mail address. If you have registered for previous second-chance drawings such as the Redskins Mania Sweepstakes, there is no need to re-register, unless your e-mail address has changed.

To participate, a player must submit $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery MEGA MILLIONS and $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery POWERBALL non-winning tickets equaling a combined total of $10.00. Entries for these Tickets submitted must have been purchased during the Sweepstakes period to be eligible for a prize.
A ticket number (found at the bottom of each ticket) may be entered only one time.
PLAYERS MUST RETAIN THE NON-WINNING TICKETS THEY ENTER, AS PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY, SO THEY CAN CLAIM THEIR PRIZE IF THEIR ENTRY IS SELECTED.
All entries will be sorted using the following guidelines:
Entry Deadline Cash Prize Drawing
March 22, 2010 March 23, 2010
March 29, 2010 March 30, 2010
April 5, 2010 April 6, 2010
April 12, 2010 April 13, 2010
April 19, 2010 April 20, 2010
May 1, 2010 May 4, 2010
If your Internet entry is selected as a winner, you will be notified by official letter sent via United Parcel Service (UPS). You are required within 15 days to produce the tickets with the numbers that match the numbers that you entered. If you are unable to produce the tickets, the prize will be awarded to an alternate, according to the Virginia Lottery's established drawing procedures.
Only one (1) entry per envelope. An entry consists of $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery Mega Millions and $5.00 worth of Virginia Lottery Powerball non-winning tickets equaling a combined total of $10.00
Print your full name, address, city, state, ZIP code, date of birth and daytime telephone number on the back of the ticket. Entries MUST include ALL information to be eligible.
Place the ticket in an envelope no larger than 4.5” x 9.5” and mail to:

Virginia Lottery MegaPower Sweepstakes
Post Office Box 2489
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Do not send winning tickets to the Sweepstakes entry address. Tickets that have won a prize are not eligible for drawings.
Entries mailed to any other Lottery address will NOT be eligible for the drawing and will not be returned to the player.
Non-winning tickets that have been entered on the Internet are NOT eligible to be mailed in as entries.
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