$1.35 billion up for grabs in Mega Millions jackpot drawing
One of the largest lottery jackpots of all time is up for grabs in tonight's Mega Millions drawing.
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One of the largest lottery jackpots of all time is up for grabs in tonight's Mega Millions drawing.
This marks the fifth largest lottery jackpot ever and the third largest in Mega Millions history.
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
With no winner on Tuesday, the Mega Millions jackpot reaches $940 million and counting.
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing.
A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner.
There's a lottery ticket out there worth about $1.65 million, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission.
One lucky winner in Pittsburgh bought scratch-off lottery ticket from Giant Eagle and won $5 million.
The ticket is about a month away from expiring.
Even though it's not in the billions, lottery prizes will still be double-digit millions, so what can winners expect?
Lottery officials said one state was still processing its sales data. The jackpot is the largest for any lottery, anywhere, ever.
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No one has matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, sending the jackpot total to $1.5 billion.
A life-changing amount of money is up for grabs tonight as people wait for the Powerball numbers to be drawn.
No one matched all of the winning numbers in Monday night's drawing.
The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing.
The gigantic Powerball jackpot is getting bigger after no one won the prize on Saturday night.
No one won Wednesday's pot of gold of about $700 million, which was already the game's largest this year.
The jackpot has increased steadily since the last grand prize winner was announced on Aug. 3.
The $3 million ticket was sold at North Side Beer & Beverage.
The game's expected payout climbed past the $1 billion mark after its last drawing, on Tuesday. The next drawing is Friday at 11 p.m. EDT.
Tonight's jackpot has crossed the threshold of a billion dollars.
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