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The Mega Millions lottery has rolled over again. The jackpot for Friday night's drawing was $200 million, but no one had the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Eve, and the next drawing, set for Tuesday, will be worth an estimated $241 million.
No one matched all the numbers drawn in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot increased from $148 million to an estimated $171 million.
It's been more than a month since anyone playing the Mega Millions has matched all the numbers drawn, to collect the multi-state lottery's grand prize and that didn't change Friday night, though a couple area players came close.
Everyone's attentions may be turned to the $325 million Powerball jackpot, but the growing grand prize for the Mega Millions lottery isn't anything to scoff at.
No one matched all the numbers picked in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the grand prize for the multi-state lottery grew to an estimated $33 million.
No one matched all six numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the estimated jackpot for the multi-state lottery game rose to $152 million.
Friday night was a lucky night for two lottery players in the south suburbs. A Mega Millions player and a Little Lotto player each won $250,000 in drawings held Friday night, according to the Illinois Lottery.
No one matched all the numbers drawn in Friday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing and the jackpot for the game increased to nearly $50 million.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Friday's multi-state Mega Millions drawing, and the jackpot will grow to about $30 million.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Friday night's multi-state Mega Millions drawing, and the grand prize will grow to about $22 million.
Two winning tickets were sold for Friday's $113 million interstate lottery, but neither was sold in Illinois.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Friday's multi-state Mega Millions drawing, and the jackpot will grow to about $96 million.
No one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot in the multi-state lottery has increased to an estimated $86 million.
Nobody hit the jackpot in Friday night's multi-state Mega Millions drawing, and the grand prize will grow to near $54 million.
No one matched all the numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, but one person, who bought their ticket in the West Loop, came close.
No one matched all six numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot increased to an estimated $88 million.
Nobody won the jackpot in Friday's multi-state Mega Millions drawing, and the grand prize will grow near $64 million.
Nobody in Illinois hit the jackpot in Friday's $35 million Mega Millions interstate lottery, but a grand prize ticket was sold in Texas and a $250,000 ticket in Illinois.
The grand prize ticket for Friday's $27 million Mega Millions drawing was not sold in Illinois, but a ticket worth $250,000 was sold in southwest suburban Bridgeview.
No one matched all six winning numbers in the Mega Millions drawing Friday night and the jackpot for the multi-state lottery game grew to $58 million.
A winning Mega Ball ticket for Friday's $312 million drawing was sold in New York. Twelve tickets in Illinois matched four of five numbers and the Mega Ball and will each receive $10,000.
The Mega Millions lottery is living up to its name, with the jackpot at an estimated $312 million.
No one matched all the numbers drawn in Friday night's Mega Millions game, but five players matched four of five numbers and the Mega Ball. They will receive $10,000.
Nobody matched the winning numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing and the grand prize has increased to an estimated $172 million.
Nobody matched all six numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing and the estimated grand prize will grow to about $88 million.
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