Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $522 Million
It's the fifth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and if no one matches all five numbers plus the Mega ball, the jackpot will continue to grow.
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It's the fifth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and if no one matches all five numbers plus the Mega ball, the jackpot will continue to grow.
The estimated top price for the July 24th drawing is $493 million, making it the fifth largest jackpot in the history of the game.
The single winning ticket for the fourth largest Mega Millions jackpot in history was sold at a convenience store in New Jersey. But we still don't know who the lucky winner is.
The winner will receive an estimated $521 million, amounting to the fourth largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since January.
The nation's 10th largest prize in lottery history is up for grabs Friday.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302.5 million. Powerball odds are one in 292.2 million.
Another enormous lottery jackpot is up for grabs. The top prize for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing is worth $450 million.
Ticket buyers have another shot at becoming a multi-millionaire.
Strong sales sent the Mega Millions jackpot soaring to $361 million for Tuesday night's drawing. It's the largest Mega Millions prize since a $393 million drawing last August.
If you're feeling positive on New Year's Day, you may want to try your luck and pick up a lottery ticket or tickets.
You didn't win the $391 million Powerball drawing Saturday night, but neither did anybody else.
Better luck next year, hopefully! That's when you'll have to wait for to take another shot at winning the big bucks.
Dare to dream? The jackpots for both Mega Millions and Powerball are above $300 million for only the second time in history.
If your New Year's resolution is to become a millionaire in 2018, you have two big chances to make that happen.
The ticket price will change from $1 to $2 and the starting jackpot will more than double from $15 million to $40 million.
The $393 million grand prize ticket was sold in Palos Heights, a suburb of Chicago.
Could you be the winner of $393 million? Get those Mega Millions tickets ready.
There was no winner in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing sending the jackpot to a whopping $382 million.
Lottery fever has hit the Tri-State area as the combined Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total nearly $700 million.
The top prize has climbed to $303 million, the 12th largest prize in the game's 15-year history.
The winning numbers are: 8, 19, 20, 55, 73 and Mega Ball 5.
The Mega Millions jackpot stood at $540 million Friday, as brisk ticket sales fuel the estimated jackpot for the nighttime drawing.
Friday's drawing will be the 35th since Mega Millions had a winner -- the longest rollover stretch in the game's history.
No jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, meaning the prize will increase to an estimated $508 million for the next drawing on Friday.
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