Mega da Virada Draw Postponed to 10 a.m. Jan. 1 After Record Demand

Overview

• Regular bets closed at 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 31, with online syndicates accepted until 8:30 p.m., before the originally planned 10:00 p.m. draw.
• Caixa acknowledged a delay in the live transmission and rescheduled the draw from 10:00 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 1.
• The draw will stream on Caixa’s YouTube channel and the Loterias Caixa Facebook page, with no broadcast on TV Globo.
• To manage online congestion, Caixa activated a virtual waiting room as traffic peaked at up to 120,000 transactions per second online and 4,745 per second in lottery outlets, with long lines reported.
• Caixa confirmed the jackpot at R$1.09 billion, and by rule the top prize does not roll over, shifting to lower tiers if no ticket matches six numbers.