Mega da Virada Draw Set for 10 p.m. With Record R$1 Billion Prize

Overview

• Caixa will draw six numbers at 10 p.m. in Brasília for a jackpot advertised at more than R$1 billion, the largest prize in Brazil.
• Bets can be placed at lottery retailers, on the Caixa website or in the Loterias CAIXA app, with payment by credit card or Pix.
• A simple six-number wager costs R$6 with odds of roughly 1 in 50 million, while selecting up to 20 numbers can cost R$232,500 and improves the chance to 1 in 1,292.
• Historically, 10 has been drawn most often in the year-end contest, followed by 05 and 33, and ten numbers have never appeared: 07, 08, 09, 13, 26, 28, 39, 44, 54, 60.
• Past winners cluster in larger cities, led by São Paulo with 13 winning tickets in the capital and 31 statewide, followed by Brasília with 7, with Minas Gerais at 16 and Bahia at 14 among the top states.