L iving organisms are subdivided into 5 major kingdoms, including the Monera, the Protista (Protoctista), the Fungi, the Plantae, and the Animalia. Each kingdom is further subdivided into separate phyla or divisions.Generally animals are subdivided into phyla, while plants are subdivided into divisions.. The five-kingdom system of classification for living organisms, including the prokaryotic Monera and the eukaryotic Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia is complicated by the discovery of archaebacteria.
History of the Game. Mega Millions began on August 31, 1996 as the Big Game. The first drawing took place on September 6, 1996, with six states participating: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia. After exciting growth of the game in 1997, a Tuesday drawing was added in February 1998.
The biggest prize in Mega Millions history was a $656 million jackpot won in 2012. Mega Millions is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds to hit the jackpot are 1 in 259 million. To match just the five winning numbers, players have a 18,492,204-to-1 chance.