Mega Millions website crashes
The mega millions site crashed after the $1.82 million drawing on Friday night, July 29.
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Mega Millions website crashes
The mega millions site crashed after the $1.82 million drawing on Friday night, July 29.
Many Mega Millions users tried to access the lottery’s official website to find out if they were the lucky winners but surprisingly could not access the website. Due to the high volume of traffic, the Mega Millions site crashed after the $1.28 billion drawing on Friday night, July 29. This is not the first time this happens. Three days before, on Tuesday, July 27 the website experienced the same issues. In the first minutes, the page showed a 503 error. Briefly afterward they started queuing access to the site.
Many Mega Millions users tried to access the lottery’s official website to find out if they were the lucky winners but surprisingly could not access the website. Due to the high volume of traffic, the Mega Millions site crashed after the $1.28 billion drawing on Friday night, July 29.
This is not the first time this happens. Three days before, on Tuesday, July 27 the website experienced the same issues. In the first minutes, the page showed a 503 error. Briefly afterward they started queuing access to the site.