Mega-Sena Jackpot Grows to R$170 Million
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Mega-Sena is a big lottery game in Brazil. People buy tickets and choose numbers.
This week, nobody won the top prize again. This was the 11th time in a row. Now the jackpot is R$170 million. That is a lot of money.
The next draw is on Sunday. Many people will try to win the R$170 million prize.
Not everyone lost, though. Two bets from one region matched some numbers. Together, they won R$263.8 thousand. This is a smaller prize, but still a lot of money.
Lotteries like Mega-Sena are very popular in Brazil. People hope to become millionaires with just one ticket.
Vocabulary15 words
- Mega-Sena
- a popular lottery game in Brazil
- jackpot
- the biggest prize in a game
- draw
- the moment when winning numbers are chosen
- region
- a part of a country
- prize
- money or a gift you win
- millionaires
- people with a lot of money
- lottery
- a game where you win money with lucky numbers
- ticket
- a small paper you buy to play a game
- combined
- put together
- top prize
- the biggest amount you can win
- match
- to be the same as
- roll over
- when a prize grows because nobody won
- popular
- liked by many people
- number
- a figure like 1, 2, 3
- bet
- money you play with a chance to win more
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Answer key
1. R$170 million 2. 11 3. Yes
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_____ is a big lottery game in Brazil. People buy _____ and choose numbers.
This week, nobody won the top prize again. This was the 11th time in a _____. Now the _____ is R$170 million.
The next _____ is on Sunday.
Two bets from one _____ matched some numbers. Together, they won R$_____ thousand.
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