Mega Millions jackpot jumps to an estimated $1.55 billion
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
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There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
Players will have five seconds to grab as many tickets as they can.
The Mega Millions turned Mega Billions is now the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history. The prize now sits at $1.25 billion for Friday's drawing. It is the sixth-largest prize in U.S. history.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
The next drawing happens Tuesday night.
No one won Friday night's drawing meaning the jackpot now rolls over and gets even bigger.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
Friday's Mega Millions drawing is now worth $720 million – making it the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.
Even though no one won the big pot, you still may want to check your numbers to see if you won a smaller prize.
No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again.
No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again. For Powerball, there hasn't been a grand prize winner since mid-April. Read more
The Mega Millions drawing is worth $427 million and Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
The Mega Millions drawing for Friday is now worth $427 million while Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
The $1 million ticket matched the five numbers - but missed the mega ball.
The $1 million ticket matched the five numbers - but missed the mega ball.
It's the second time this year an Illinois player has won $1 million or more playing Mega Millions.
The $1.348 billion jackpot was won in Maine, but seven Illinois lottery players are also celebrating after winning big.
Someone in Maine is waking up a billionaire after winning Friday night's mega millions drawing.
Someone in Maine is waking up a billionaire after winning Friday night's mega millions drawing.
Want to try to become the next Powerball millionaire? Well, tonight's the night.
Want to try to become the next Powerball millionaire? Well, tonight's the night.
The next drawing will happen on Tuesday.
The next drawing will happen on Tuesday.
If you take the cash option, that's just over $483 million.
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The organization will start the parade as the first "out front" leader in the parade's history.
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The U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday night Chicago time.
A bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System warns of a "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. following the military strikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
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President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.
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The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
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Gary, Indiana Mayor Eddie Melton has said Nippon Steel plans to pump $1 billion into the U.S. Steel Gary Works.
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The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
Anne Burrell, an acclaimed chef from upstate New York, hosted "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef," "Worst Cooks in America" and other popular Food Network shows.
Prison staff gave R. Kelly "an amount of medicine that could have killed him," his lawyer alleged in a federal court filing.
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The judge in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in NYC dismissed one of the jurors Monday.
Tith the help of Norwood Park firefighters, the rescue was a success.
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Pastor Bobby Kelly Jr. said the kids normally would have been in the lobby when the shooting happened on Sunday morning at the church in Wayne outside Detroit.
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