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Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds
Read full article: Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better oddsThe cost of a Mega Millions lottery ticket will soon more than double, but officials said they’re confident players won’t mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and more frequent winners.
Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey
Read full article: Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New JerseySomeone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.
Powerball jackpot climbs to $865 million as long winless drought continues
Read full article: Powerball jackpot climbs to $865 million as long winless drought continuesThe Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $865 million after yet another drawing without a big winner, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year’s Day.
Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here’s how to play and your odds of winning
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here’s how to play and your odds of winningThe winning numbers for a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions lottery prize will offer sudden riches to any lucky player who matches them and almost certain disappointment for everyone else.
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $977 million after no one wins Tuesday's drawing
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot reaches $977 million after no one wins Tuesday's drawingThe Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night.
Over $1B in jackpots up for grabs between Powerball, Mega Millions drawings
Read full article: Over $1B in jackpots up for grabs between Powerball, Mega Millions drawingsEstimated jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions have respectively reached $412 million and $607 million ahead of their drawings this week, signaling that more than $1 billion in lottery winnings could soon be on its way to the nation’s luckiest.
Deadline to claim $36 million Mega Millions jackpot expires. Here’s where the money goes
Read full article: Deadline to claim $36 million Mega Millions jackpot expires. Here’s where the money goesThe Florida Lottery has confirmed that the deadline for claiming the unclaimed MEGA MILLIONS jackpot-winning ticket, worth $36 million, expired on Sunday at midnight.
$1.05 billion Mega Million jackpot is among a surge in huge payouts due to more than just luck
Read full article: $1.05 billion Mega Million jackpot is among a surge in huge payouts due to more than just luckIf it seems like lottery jackpots topping $1 billion are more common nowadays, it's because they are.
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winner
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.05 billion after another drawing without a big winnerThe Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion after no one beat the tough odds and won the giant prize.
Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prizeThe Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after a drawing without a winner extended a stretch of bad luck dating back to April.
Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket
Read full article: Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticketLottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot now that a ticket worth more than $1 billion finally has been sold for the Powerball lottery.
How hard is it to win the lottery? Odds to keep in mind as Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar
Read full article: How hard is it to win the lottery? Odds to keep in mind as Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soarYour chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim — even as more and more eye top prizes soaring to jaw-dropping heights.
Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640 million, among highest in lottery game’s history
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640 million, among highest in lottery game’s historyThe Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.
More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar
Read full article: More are participating in the lottery as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soarConvenience stores are swamped as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar to some of their largest in the history of the games.
2 Central Florida players win combined $4M in Mega Millions lottery draw games
Read full article: 2 Central Florida players win combined $4M in Mega Millions lottery draw gamesTwo Central Florida players won $3 million and $1 million in separate Mega Millions lottery draw games, officials announced Thursday.
Maine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prize
Read full article: Maine gets 1st Mega Millions jackpot with $1.35B grand prizeMaine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.
WATCH LIVE at 11 P.M.: Mega Millions drawing set as jackpot hits record $1.1 billion
Read full article: WATCH LIVE at 11 P.M.: Mega Millions drawing set as jackpot hits record $1.1 billionAfter nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone finally break the trend and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
Will there be a winner? Mega Millions jackpot over $1 BILLION!
Read full article: Will there be a winner? Mega Millions jackpot over $1 BILLION!After another drawing with no winner, Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night will mark the third largest prize in U.S. history with an estimated $1.1 billion.
WATCH LIVE at 11 P.M.: Prize up to $940M in Mega Millions lotto jackpot
Read full article: WATCH LIVE at 11 P.M.: Prize up to $940M in Mega Millions lotto jackpotLottery players whose numbers didn't hit or who forgot to even buy a ticket will have another shot at a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions prize.
Mega Millions hits $565M but prize isn’t even in the top 10
Read full article: Mega Millions hits $565M but prize isn’t even in the top 10Someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery Tuesday, but that jackpot wouldn't even rank in the top 10 as the prizes have grown bigger in recent years.
Mega Millions Tuesday jackpot surpasses estimated $565M
Read full article: Mega Millions Tuesday jackpot surpasses estimated $565MThe holiday shopping season — for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least — is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars.
Is this your ticket? Winning share of $494M Mega Millions lottery jackpot sold in Fort Myers
Read full article: Is this your ticket? Winning share of $494M Mega Millions lottery jackpot sold in Fort MyersFlorida lottery officials announced that one of two Mega Millions lottery winning tickets was purchased in the Sunshine State from Oct. 14′s drawing.
Mega Millions jackpot is at $494 million for Friday, Powerball rises to $454 million for Saturday
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot is at $494 million for Friday, Powerball rises to $454 million for SaturdayThere is a lot of money up for grabs this weekend as the Mega Millions jackpot rose to $494 million for this Friday's drawing and $454 million for Powerball’s Saturday drawing.
2 claim Mega Millions prize; 3rd-largest US lottery jackpot
Read full article: 2 claim Mega Millions prize; 3rd-largest US lottery jackpotLottery officials say two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket was sold in a Chicago suburb for a late July drawing, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.
Scam artists capitalize on Mega Millions opportunity to rip people off
Read full article: Scam artists capitalize on Mega Millions opportunity to rip people offThe Mega Millions drawing is tonight with a jackpot of over a billion dollars. And that has scam artists trying to capitalize on the opportunity and rip people off.
Confused by huge Mega Millions prize? Here are some answers
Read full article: Confused by huge Mega Millions prize? Here are some answersNow that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion, plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff.
4 people in Michigan won January $1.05B Mega Millions prize
Read full article: 4 people in Michigan won January $1.05B Mega Millions prizeDETROIT – A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks after the Jan. 22 drawing and chose the immediate lump sum option. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. The $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Casselberry man wins $2 million in Mega Millions drawing
Read full article: Casselberry man wins $2 million in Mega Millions drawingSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Casselberry man is now a millionaire. Kenneith Rose won $2 million in a Mega Millions drawing on Jan. 19, according to the Florida Lottery. He matched five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Mega Ball. Lottery officials said he purchased the ticket at the Publix on U.S. 17/92 in Casselberry. AdThe next Mega Millions will be held on Tuesday with an estimated jackpot of $42 million.
Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1.05 billion jackpot
Read full article: Michigan Mega Millions ticket wins $1.05 billion jackpotThe jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)DES MOINES, Iowa – Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.
Mega Millions jackpot grows to staggering $1 billion
Read full article: Mega Millions jackpot grows to staggering $1 billionDES MOINES, Iowa – The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. The odds of winning a jackpot remain the same — incredibly small — but for a variety of reasons fewer people are playing Mega Millions or Powerball, the two lottery games offered in most of the country. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.
One. Lucky. Winner. Powerball jackpot goes for $731 million
Read full article: One. Lucky. Winner. Powerball jackpot goes for $731 millionJust who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.
Holy jackpots! Mega Millions prize now $970M; Powerball up to $730M
Read full article: Holy jackpots! Mega Millions prize now $970M; Powerball up to $730MThe Powerball jackpot is the fifth-largest ever, and it will come only a day after nobody won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Such a long stretch without a winner is rare but also reflects the incredibly small odds of winning — one in 292.2 million for Powerball and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Feeling lucky? Mega Millions jackpot worth $865 million
Read full article: Feeling lucky? Mega Millions jackpot worth $865 millionORLANDO, Fla. – The third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is at stake Tuesday night. The Mega Millions prize stands at $865 million, the second largest in the game’s history. If a lottery player strikes big in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot ever in the U.S.Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is offered in Puerto Rico. Watch the drawings on News 6 at 11 p.m.
No winner of Mega Millions $750M; Powerball drawing Saturday
Read full article: No winner of Mega Millions $750M; Powerball drawing SaturdayDES MOINES, Iowa – One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday’s drawing of the Mega Millions’ $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Feeling lucky? Central Florida store owners ready for Mega Millions drawing
Read full article: Feeling lucky? Central Florida store owners ready for Mega Millions drawingSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Bulbul Ahmed is feeling lucky because he’s sold winning tickets at his convenience store in Casselberry. He’s hoping someone will walk out with the Mega Millions prize of 750 Million, one of the largest lottery jackpots in history. Are you going for this MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT? Shukla owns Liquor 2000 in Lake Mary and he too has sold some winning tickets before. The drawing for the Mega Millions is on Friday night.
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots grow to combined $1.39 BILLION
Read full article: Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots grow to combined $1.39 BILLIONFILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, a customer shows off a Mega Millions lottery ticket after purchasing it, in Orlando, Fla. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday night, when a $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.
Lotto fever: Powerball jackpot hits $640M as Mega Millions grows to $750M
Read full article: Lotto fever: Powerball jackpot hits $640M as Mega Millions grows to $750MNumbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. The odds of winning it all are incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Oviedo High School testing gun detection technology
Read full article: Oviedo High School testing gun detection technologyOVIEDO, Fla. – New gun detection technology is being tested at Oviedo High School in hopes of keeping the campus safe. It’s been used at Oviedo High School on a trial basis for the past three months. [TRENDING: Mega Millions jackpot hits $750M | Fla. firefighter charged in Capitol riot | How to get vaccine in Fla. | Gun background checks skyrocket]ZeroEyes is the company behind the gun detection technology, the team includes several military veterans with a background in information technology. ZeroEyes gun detection technology is currently being used in nine different school districts, including schools in New Jersey, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. That new technology has been used at Oviedo High School on a trial basis for the past three months.
Girl Scouts team with Grubhub for contactless cookie delivery
Read full article: Girl Scouts team with Grubhub for contactless cookie deliveryTo heck with your New Year’s resolution of eating well, Girl Scout cookies are coming back. Starting Feb. 1, the long-time favorite treat will be available for purchase online. A new cookie the “Toast-Yay” makes its debut in 2021. It’s a French toast-inspired cookie that’s dipped in icing. As part of a way to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Girl Scouts have joined forces with Grubhub in order to provide contact-free pickup and delivery orders.
Powerball jackpot hits $550M as Mega Millions grows to $750M
Read full article: Powerball jackpot hits $550M as Mega Millions grows to $750MA billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. The Powerball prize drawing comes only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Mega Millions $625M jackpot largest in nearly 2 years
Read full article: Mega Millions $625M jackpot largest in nearly 2 yearsLottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday's Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday's Powerball to an estimated $550 million. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which would be an estimated $458.8 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Holy jackpot! Mega Millions reaches $625 million
Read full article: Holy jackpot! Mega Millions reaches $625 millionThe Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday is worth an estimated $625 million, up $10 million from earlier in the day. Mega Millions jackpots start at $20 million and continue to increase until the jackpot is won. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] The odds of winning Mega Millions is one in 302.5 million. Those dreaming of instant wishes should remember that the odds of winning Powerball are one in 292.2 million.
No more puny prizes: Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots soar
Read full article: No more puny prizes: Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots soarThe projected Mega Millions grand prize is the eighth largest in U.S. history, and the Powerball jackpot is the 12th biggest. Both still pale in comparison to the largest prize, a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three players in 2016. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million, and the chances are even worse for Mega Millions at one in 302.5 million. Nearly all winners actually opt for the cash option, which for Mega Millions would now be an estimated $451.8 million and for Powerball is $411.4 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.