Powerball, Mega Millions Jackpots Total Nearly $700 Million For Weekend Drawings
Nearly $700 million is up for grabs in the Mega Millions and Powerball for the upcoming holiday weekend.
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Nearly $700 million is up for grabs in the Mega Millions and Powerball for the upcoming holiday weekend.
The Mega Millions jackpot was up to $515 million for Friday night's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now $515 million because there was no winner in Tuesday night's drawing.
It's the ninth largest prize in the game's history and just the second time in the last two years it's reached this level, according to Mega Millions.
Feeling lucky? There's a big lottery jackpot up for grabs Friday night.
The ticket was bought on March 14, 2020 at Season's Corner Market on Great Road, North Smithfield.
No word yet on how many million-dollar winners there were.
The recent lottery jackpots are helping a small lottery shop in Downtown Crossing bring in some much needed customers.
There was one winner in the $731.1 million Powerball drawing Wednesday night. A single ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers.
The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $970 million Wednesday morning after there was no winner in Tuesday night's drawing.
Someone in New Hampshire became $2 million richer over the weekend.
The second-largest prize in Mega Millions history was on the line Friday night.
There was no winner in the latest Powerball drawing, so the jackpot has grown from $550 million to $640 million.
There was no winner in the latest Mega Millions drawing, so the jackpot has grown from $625 million to $750 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $625 million hours before the next drawing Tuesday night.
Mega Millions and Powerball both have giant prizes available this week after no one won either drawing over the weekend.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $490 million after there was no winner in Tuesday night's drawing.
There was one winning ticket in the latest $372 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing. It was sold in Ohio.
This Friday the 13th could be a lucky one for somebody. The Mega Millions jackpot has hit $340 million, with over $230 million available for the cash option.
There was one winning ticket in the $168 million Mega Millions drawing and it was sold in New Hampshire.
The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $530 million for Friday night's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $475 million for Tuesday night's drawing. The cash option is now $307 million.
The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were 9 - 21 - 34 - 42 – 50 with the Mega Ball 21 and Megaplier 2.
There was one winning ticket sold in the $425 million Mega Millions drawing.
Some lucky winner could kick off the new year with a bang.
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