Mega Millions: $1.6 Billion Ticket Sold In South Carolina, $1M Winners In Our Area
We have a winner! Lottery officials say one winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in South Carolina.
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We have a winner! Lottery officials say one winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in South Carolina.
Most people trying to win the Mega Millions jackpot are playing quick picks, lucky numbers, and some are even pooling money with their friends to up their odds. But not Diana Dine-Matos.
You won't have to worry about the stock market struggles if you hit one of the two big lottery jackpots up for grabs this week. The record $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday night.
As the big lottery jackpots hit the stratosphere, the question is how much higher will they go?
There were a few runner-up prizes handed out, including some $1 million winners in New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Mega Millions jackpot crossed the $1 billion mark ahead of Friday night's drawing, making it the second-largest jackpot in lottery history.
With the Mega Millions Jackpot now up to $970 million, and Powerball at $450 million, joining an office pool might seem the best way to go to cover all your bases. Maybe not.
There was no winner in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, and Wednesday's Powerball jackpot keeps growing.
The winning numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61, 69, and a Mega Ball of 9.
Share these tips with your lottery-dreaming family and friends to save everyone from wealth trouble after your big win.
Nandlall Mangal, 42, came forward to claim his winnings today at a ceremony in Queens.
The Stop & Shop on Hylan Boulevard sold the winning ticket for last Saturday's $245 million Powerball jackpot.
Someone bought the only winning ticket at the store in the New Dorp section of the borough. The multi-million-dollar question is who?
Someone in the Big Apple is waking up Sunday with 245 million reasons to smile.
"It took me two hours to fill out the form, because my hand was still shaking." Lottery Winner Tayeb Souami tells reporters after learning he was the sole winner of the massive jackpot.
The ticket holder's name won't be revealed until a news conference Friday.
Lottery officials say the ticket that was sold in the supermarket on River Street in Hackensack was the only one that matched all the numbers from Saturday's drawing worth $315 million.
There is a buzz at a local grocery store, and why not? It just sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $315 million.
The winning Powerball numbers drawn Saturday night were 12-29-30-33-61 and Powerball 26.
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.
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.
