Mega da Virada Draw Underway After Betting Closes for Record R$1 Billion Prize

Overview

• Bets closed at 20:00 (Brasília time), with online group pools allowed until 20:30, according to Caixa.
• The drawing began after a brief delay around 22:00 and is streaming live on Caixa’s YouTube and Loterias Caixa Facebook from the Espaço da Sorte in São Paulo, with results to follow.
• Caixa estimates the top prize at R$1 billion, the largest in the history of the year-end contest.
• Unlike regular Mega-Sena draws, the prize does not carry over and is redistributed to quina and then quadra if necessary.
• Caixa warned of fake websites mimicking its online portal and urged bettors to use only official channels to avoid fraud and data theft.