Big Changes Coming Soon To Mega Millions
The Mega Millions jackpots are set to be bigger than ever, but it'll come at a cost to players.
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The Mega Millions jackpots are set to be bigger than ever, but it'll come at a cost to players.
Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots so far and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
The Powerball jackpot is reaching record territory ahead of Wednesday night's drawing.
The Powerball jackpot is now estimated at $650 million, the highest since the world-record setting $1.586 billion jackpot won in January 2016.
This Saturday's Powerball winning numbers have been drawn.
The Powerball jackpot is once again reaching eye-popping heights.
It's the highest jackpot since July 2016, when a lucky winner in Indiana bought a ticket worth $540 million.
Lottery players are watching not one, but two huge jackpots this week.
It's the tenth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
This comes as Massachusetts lottery profits have hit an all-time high.
The Massachusetts State Lottery has yielded more than $1 billion in annual profits, even as sales have dipped.
She plans to go shopping and buy herself a new car.
A single winning Powerball ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim an estimated $447.8 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
Lottery officials say it's the 12th-biggest jackpot in Powerball history.
After nobody won Saturday night's Powerball jackpot, the prize in Wednesday's drawing has risen to $375 million.
After nobody matched the numbers drawn Saturday night, the jackpot in Wednesday's drawing has gone up to an estimated $302 million.
The price of Mega Millions tickets will increase from $1 to $2 later this year.
A 72-year-old Fall River man was robbed and pushed to the ground outside of a convenience store Thursday.
With no winner drawn on Saturday night, the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $403 million.
The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $349 million after there were no winners picked from Wednesday night's drawing.
It's the biggest jackpot since last November, when a $420.9 million winning ticket was sold in Tennessee.
Right in time for holiday shopping, there's been a winner in the latest Powerball jackpot.
His second winning ticket--purchased at the same Temple Street Stop & Shop as the first--was on a "100X The Cash" game.
The head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will continue to make its case to lawmakers.
There's a big winner somewhere in New Hampshire Sunday--but they have yet to come forward and claim their $487 million prize.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Gas prices are starting to climb higher in Massachusetts amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The man accused of shooting and killing two teens near the Westgate Mall in Brockton last year was ordered held without bail Tuesday, after nearly a year on the run.
Five people trapped in an elevator in Boston were saved in a dramatic high-rise rescue Monday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Gas prices are starting to climb higher in Massachusetts amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Snow, ice and rain are in the Boston weather forecast.
The man accused of shooting and killing two teens near the Westgate Mall last year is being held without bail.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
The future YMCA facility in Somerville will surround a home that the organization has tried to purchase for years.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
Alina Muller and Hannah Brandt scored in a shootout and the Boston Fleet beat the Ottawa Charge 3-2 on Saturday to break a tie for the PWHL lead.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.