Mega Millions sales are down in Massachusetts
Mega Millions sales have dropped in Massachusetts, and the Lottery is blaming a lack of big jackpots.
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Mega Millions sales have dropped in Massachusetts, and the Lottery is blaming a lack of big jackpots.
If you are planning to play Mega Millions, be prepared to pay more.
Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
The Mega Millions jackpot winner could either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.
At a convenience store in Brighton, many were buying their Mega Millions tickets Thursday and dreaming of how they'd spend the jackpot prize. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
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No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.
Thirteen Mega Million jackpots have been won during December since the game began in 2002.
Friday night's winning numbers were 36 43 52 58 65 and the Megaball was 16.
A Mega Millions ticket is about to get more expensive next year, but that should mean bigger jackpots for players.
Mega Millions tickets are set to get more expensive next year after a change to produce bigger lottery jackpots.
Mega Millions said the jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a ticket valued at $552 million.
If the winner opts for a cash prize, they will take home $336.1 million.
There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are nearly $2 billion combined, and the Massachusetts Lottery is releasing a new Jaws-themed scratch ticket. WBZ-TV's Levan Reid reports.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
There was no winner in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night, but someone in Massachusetts did win $1 million in the game.
The Massachusetts Lottery said the ticket was sold at Kam Man Food in Quincy. WBZ-TV's Breana Pitts reports.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
Someone in Florida won the $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, ending a stretch of lottery futility that lasted for nearly four months.
WBZ TV's Liam Martin reports.
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A sixth day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial ended Thursday without a verdict.
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