What Mega Millions' price increase and new rules mean for jackpots, odds
Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
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Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
The Mega Millions jackpot winner could either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.
One lucky ticket sold in Northern California won an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing just days before the new year.
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.
Thirteen Mega Million jackpots have been won during December since the game began in 2002.
Mega Millions tickets are set to get more expensive next year after a change to produce bigger lottery jackpots.
Mega Millions said the jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a ticket valued at $552 million.
If the winner opts for a cash prize, they will take home $336.1 million.
There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
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.
It marks the fourth largest lottery jackpot ever, and the second largest in Mega Millions history.
This marks the fifth largest lottery jackpot ever and the third largest in Mega Millions history.
There have been 24 drawings since the jackpot was last won on Oct. 14.
No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.
The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won was Oct. 14, when holders of two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million pot of gold.
Jasmine Viel reports from Alhambra where lottery hopefuls line up to get tickets for the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
There was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois, according to megamillions.com.
Check here for the winning numbers.
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CBS Los Angeles profiled Manny's big brother a few years ago. He was the first in his family to go to college after a successful academic career at Middle College High School in Santa Ana. Now, it's his little brother's turn to shine.
UCLA reported an outage with its version of the online learning platform, Canvas, after the company reported a nationwide data breach.
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