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Here are the top 20 largest Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, and the odds of winning them.
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Here are the top 20 largest Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, and the odds of winning them.
The single ticket was purchased at Publix in Newnan, Georgia, Mega Millions said.
Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
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.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
The ticket was purchased in Washington state. The winning numbers were 05, 11, 22, 23, 69 and the Powerball 07.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
The Illinois Lottery said the prize was claimed by two individuals who had agreed to split the prize if they won.
Your immediate reaction is probably "of course!" But not so fast. The numbers may not be as rosy as you think.
From Jan. 2 to 22 (when the Mega Millions was won), the Colorado Lottery sold $33,624,612 worth of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets.
The Colorado Lottery says since no one has yet won the Mega Millions jackpot, it is now sitting at $615 million.
A fire burning in southern Colorado has closed a portion of a highway and forced some residents to evacuate.
Visitors to the Denver Zoo will have the chance to see the newborn orangutan with his mom, Hesty.
Denver International Airport employees are getting ready for what could be their busiest month on record.
A Douglas County judge issued a $1,000 bond for Denver Broncos Jonathon Cooper when he appeared in court on Wednesday for several charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
A fire burning in southern Colorado has closed a portion of a highway and forced some residents to evacuate.
Visitors to the Denver Zoo will have the chance to see the newborn orangutan with his mom, Hesty.
Denver International Airport employees are getting ready for what could be their busiest month on record.
A Douglas County judge issued a $1,000 bond for Denver Broncos Jonathon Cooper when he appeared in court on Wednesday for several charges related to an alleged domestic violence incident.
Denver police investigated a crash that involved serious injuries at 9th and Colorado Boulevard early Thursday morning.
A fire burning near Penrose has closed a portion of Highway 115 and forced some homes to evacuate.
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Employees at Denver International Airport are getting ready for what could be their busiest month on record. Airport officials say they are adding new flights this summer.
Three motorcyclists from Colorado, including two Larimer County deputies, were killed in a deadly crash in Idaho and the suspect driver who was arrested is also from Colorado.
A new food lab is being built at the Denver Federal Center to research foodborne illness outbreaks and product safety.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Iran's World Cup team coach says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament with a draw.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. drops to $3.99, the lowest since March 30.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
U.S. inflation is expected to remain elevated through the end of the year, Fed officials say in their latest forecast.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Alessandra Serano to serve as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx often points to his prolific fundraising as proof he's the undisputed frontrunner in the race for governor.
An estimated hundreds of thousands of children, many of them U.S. citizens, have been separated from a parent in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Loveland is working to get ahead of the curve this summer after the state's first West Nile virus case of the year was detected.
A WHO official tells CBS News Ebola is still spreading in Congo after a month, as experts race to contain the outbreak in Central Africa.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
For most children, kicking a soccer ball around the backyard is an everyday activity. For 6-year-old Hadley McMahon, it's something her family once feared they would never see.
In a social media post, President Trump touted the U.S. government's 10% stake in Intel, noting that it is now worth $60 billion.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. drops to $3.99, the lowest since March 30.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
U.S. inflation is expected to remain elevated through the end of the year, Fed officials say in their latest forecast.
Film submissions are officially open, construction projects are beginning at venues across the city, and festival organizers are working with local leaders to shape what the 2027 Sundance Film Festival will look like when it arrives in Colorado.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.