Mega Millions single ticket holder wins $980 million jackpot
The single ticket was purchased at Publix in Newnan, Georgia, Mega Millions said.
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The single ticket was purchased at Publix in Newnan, Georgia, Mega Millions said.
Ticket prices for the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions are increasing from $2 to $5.
Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in Beaver County won $2 million in Tuesday's drawing.
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.
Kuhn's Market on Banksville Road sold the winning ticket.
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.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
With hundreds of millions on the line for Powerball and Mega Millions, you won't be able to buy lottery tickets today in Pennsylvania.
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.
More than a dozen UPMC workers are calling themselves the "million dollar medicals" after they won $1 million from the lottery.
The ticket matched the five numbers, but not the Mega Ball, winning $1 million.
The winning ticket was sold at a Publix in Neptune Beach.
The jackpot ranks as the third largest in U.S. history and tonight's drawing could bring the largest jackpot in the game's history.
The jackpot ranks as the third largest in U.S. history and tonight's drawing could bring the largest jackpot in the game's history.
With still no winner, the Mega Millions jackpot now reaches $1.5 billion.
No winner once again - now the Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1.5 billion. Chris DeRose has more!
Lottery players will have a shot at an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
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As the new Pittsburgh International Airport terminal is fully operational, things like the T.rex and the trains are now relics of the past.
During the day on Wednesday, the roads will mostly be wet, but starting in the evening, snow is possible.
The burglary and shooting happened at a home along McNary Boulevard around 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
The Anaheim Ducks have their fifth win in seven games thanks to the heroics of Beckett Sennecke.
A man was charged with DUI causing death in the crash that killed former West Virginia lawmaker Tony Whitlow.
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