Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
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No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
Smokes 4 Less has sold six winning tickets of $1 million or more in the last year.
Smokes 4 Less has sold six winning tickets of $1 million or more in the last year. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock reports.
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
They are 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and 12. CBS New York's Maurice Dubois reports. Read more here
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
No ticket won the estimated $940 million jackpot, which climbed to an estimated $1.05 billion for the next drawing.
While no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot Friday, someone in Manhattan scored at $1 million ticket. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/43HspyM
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.
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 $476 million jackpot is the most ever won in New York, according to the New York Lottery.
A store in Queens sold Friday night's $476 million Mega Millions ticket.
Tuesday's winning numbers were 2, 12, 18, 24 and 39, with a Mega Ball of 18.
There's a Mega Millionaire somewhere in the Bronx.
The shop sold a $50,000 winner for Saturday's Powerball, and a $1 million winner for Friday's Mega Millions.
The shop sold a $50,000 winner in Saturday's Powerball and a $1 million winner in Friday's Mega Millions, CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.
