American lotteries have awarded the biggest jackpot prizes the world has ever seen. In January 2016, Powerball set an unimaginable world record when its $1.586 billion jackpot was shared by three lucky ticket holders. In August 2017, Powerball set another record when it awarded a $758.7 million jackpot to a single winner. Mega Millions, the other multi-state American lottery, currently holds third place on the list of top ten jackpots of all time. Three players shared its $656 million jackpot in March 2012.

When lottery prizes grow so high, people who normally would never consider playing the lottery rush to buy their tickets. But not everybody has the patience to stand in line at a retailer before every draw, and some people do not even remember to purchase tickets. Luckily there are a number of ways playing the lottery is possible without even trying.

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Lottery ticket courier service

Instead of purchasing tickets for yourself, you can have a service buy tickets for you. For example, a company which provides this service online is theLotter, which purchases physical tickets on behalf of its customers. Using a go-between for ticket purchases is growing in popularity as it allows people from all over the world to play the biggest lottery draws.

Multi-draws

If you purchase your tickets for the upcoming lottery draw, your participation in that lottery will end after the draw takes place. However, if you purchase a multi-draw package, guaranteeing your participation in a number of draws, you will save yourself a lot of hassle, as well as have multiple chances of winning prizes.

Subscriptions

An alternative way of making sure you never miss another draw of your favorite lottery is to take out a subscription. With a lottery subscription there will be no chance you’ll forget to purchase your tickets.

Syndicates

When playing the lottery with others, not only do you increase your chances of winning but you also lower the cost of your participation. You can create a lottery syndicate with family, friends, or co-workers, or join an anonymous group of people sharing the expense of purchasing a large block of tickets. When you join a syndicate, you don’t necessarily have to be the one who will actually purchase the tickets. Sometimes all you need to do is give your consent to be part of the group, pay for your share of the ticket costs, and then collect your share of the winnings.

These days, it’s simpler than ever to play the lottery. Purchasing tickets online is a streamlined process and many lotteries, such as the National Lottery in the UK, have developed ticket purchasing apps. It is clear that lotteries will become even more suitable to mobile play in the coming years.

You can easily play the lottery without even trying. And when you do so, one day you may be surprised to learn that there is a huge jackpot prize waiting for you in your bank account. Just don’t smash that iphone screen if your not lucky enough to win!