Mega Millions Jackpot Rises To $350 Million; Powerball At $307 Million
Lottery players are watching not one, but two huge jackpots this week.
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Lottery players are watching not one, but two huge jackpots this week.
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing is estimated to be $323 million.
It's the tenth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
This comes as Massachusetts lottery profits have hit an all-time high.
The price of Mega Millions tickets will increase from $1 to $2 later this year.
A customer in Sharon won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing.
A $1 ticket can give you a shot at more than half a billion dollars this week.
No one has matched all Mega Millions numbers since March 8.
Lottery officials are alerting people to be on the lookout for scammers.
No one won Tuesday night's drawing, so the jackpot grows even bigger.
What would you do with a few hundred million dollars?
No one won Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
Jon says you might want to be careful what you wish for when playing the lottery.
It hasn't quite reached Powerball fever levels yet, but the Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an eye-popping $333 million.
No one has won the grand prize since March 8.
A $2 million ticket was sold in Bellingham, Mass.
Forty workers from Milford Town Hall all went in together to buy tickets. They got five numbers right, but they were the wrong five numbers.
The two winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in California and Georgia, lottery officials said Wednesday.
The numbers for the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot were drawn Tuesday night. Now, the country waits to see if there's a winner of the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
Sales of Mega Millions tickets were booming Tuesday, pushing the jackpot to $636 million for tonight's drawing.
Obviously, that is far too much money to spend on oneself, even if you're a major-league hedonist. So the focus will be on how to help others with it.
One of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million top Mega Millions prize.
Superstition didn't deter players hoping that Friday the 13th would bring them good luck in the recently revamped Mega Millions game, as heavy sales prompted lottery officials to boost the jackpot from $400 million to $425 million.
A West Yarmouth man is $1 million richer having missed Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot by just one number.
The previous Powerball record was $587.5 million in 2012.
The defending AFC champion New England Patriots are back on the field starting Saturday, as training camp gets underway ahead of the upcoming season.
Maine Democrats are gathering Saturday to select a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot, with former state Senate President Troy Jackson poised to secure the nomination.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night.
An early-morning fire ripped through a home on Red Brook Road in Falmouth, claiming the life of a man in his 70s.
Police say it was a case of alleged littering that sparked a road rage incident in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Police say it was a case of alleged littering that sparked a road rage incident in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Patrick Clancy's motion to suppress media access to his 911 call and pictures of his deceased children at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial was approved by a judge Friday.
Renderings show what the new Sagamore Bridge will look like on Cape Cod.
Former Boston Children's Hospital nurse John Tam is charged with sexually assaulting minors.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night.
Several people in New Hampshire have cyclospora infections linked to Taylor Farms lettuce.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Massachusetts is reporting cases of cyclosporiasis, a disease caused by a stomach parasite that can lead to "explosive" diarrhea.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
An I-Team investigation into a brazen case of alleged land theft in Concord, Massachusetts has led to criminal charges nearly two years later.
With the Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses strike looming, some parents of newborns in the NICU are sounding the alarm.
A Malden, Massachusetts woman said National Grid took more than $28,000 out of her bank account for a gas bill that she didn't owe.
A Massachusetts family thought their Vrbo stay would be protected after they had to cancel their trip to Hawaii due to severe weather. Now they're out $12,000.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
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."
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
The buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts are for sale.
Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
There are no more Hooters restaurants left in Massachusetts.
There's a proposal in Cambridge to limit customers at bars and restaurants to one drink every 30 minutes.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The defending AFC champion New England Patriots are back on the field starting Saturday, as training camp gets underway ahead of the upcoming season.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Friday night.
DeAndre Hopkins will be with the New England Patriots for the start of training camp this week, but not for a tryout.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
The Baltimore Orioles ended Boston's franchise record-tying 15-game winning streak, defeating the Red Sox 5-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Some of the oldest military veterans in Massachusetts were honored with special flights on Friday in a World War II-era aircraft.
After marrying Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Adam Sandler went to Nantucket in search of a basketball court.
An injured hiker had to be carried off a New Hampshire mountain on a stretcher, but that didn't stop her from getting engaged.
A seal pup was spotted hanging ten on a boogie board off the cost of Maine this Fourth of July.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House scientific advisory council on UFOs.