Mega-Sena estimates R$42 million on Sunday, and individual bets close on Saturday
Contest 3080 has an estimated prize pool of R$42 million, with different sales deadlines for each betting channel.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM O ANTAGONISTA · 2 MIN
Mega-Sena reaches the end of October with an estimated prize of R$42 million in contest 3080, according to O Antagonista. The draw takes place on Sunday, November 1st, from 11am (Brasília time), at Espaço da Sorte, in São Paulo. Anyone who wants to compete, however, needs to bet in advance: individual bets close on Saturday, October 31st, at 10pm.
The deadline for the prize pools is different. According to the same report, electronic syndicates accept bets until Sunday at 10:45 am, but lotteries may end sales before then. For the bettor, the difference between the closing of individual bets and the draw time is the main source of doubt.
The 3080 contest succeeds Mega Semana, which had five draws between October 26th and 30th. According to O Antagonista, the draw on October 30th had no winner in the main bracket. As the number 3080 ends in zero, it receives values reserved by the rules of the sport, which helps to explain why the prize appears at a high level.
The value of R$42 million is an estimate, and the definitive amount will only be known after the calculation. The coverage, however, is not uniform. According to InfoMoney and Times Brasil, contest 3079 had a prize close to R$5 million, while the headline in O Antagonista about this same contest quotes R$42 million. As the numbers differ, the reader must await official confirmation.
Each simple bet costs R$6 and brings together six scores out of 60 possible. Also according to O Antagonista, it is possible to bet through lotteries, Loterias Online, the Loterias CAIXA application or Internet Banking CAIXA, the latter restricted to qualified customers. The modality is restricted to people over 18 years of age. There is also the Bolão CAIXA, in which the bettor buys shares and receives the prize according to their participation.
What changes for the investor
For those who follow the stock market, Nasdaq, interest rates and the dollar, the draw should not have a direct effect on asset prices, as it is an individual consumption expense and a small prize compared to the market. The most useful lesson is one of fiscal responsibility and consumer choice: money spent on gambling has a very low chance of return and will no longer go to savings or investment. Episodes like this remind us that the expectation of quick earnings does not replace financial planning.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
