Mega Millions jackpot nearly reaches $1 billion
No winner! Tuesday's drawing didn't have a jackpot-winner, so now the Mega Millions jackpot has reached nearly a billion dollars. KDKA's Chris DeRose has more.
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No winner! Tuesday's drawing didn't have a jackpot-winner, so now the Mega Millions jackpot has reached nearly a billion dollars. KDKA's Chris DeRose has more.
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.
One ticket in Illinois beat the odds.
KDKA's Royce Jones has more on how Pittsburghers got ready for Friday's big drawing.
The giant jackpot remains the nation's third-largest prize.
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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No winner once again turns the Mega Millions jackpot to $1.2 billion!
Once again, there was no winner on Tuesday of the Mega Millions jackpot. Now, the winnings reach $1.2 billion. KDKA's Lindsay Ward has more.
The stakes are high and millions and millions of dollars are on the line.
The odds are small, but the right combination could be generational.
Good luck, dreamers.
Tonight's Mega Millions drawing is over half a billion dollars, but what are your odds of actually winning? Your Day Pittsburgh's Bryant Reed breaks down the numbers.
It would be the fifth biggest prize in Mega Millions history.
If won during the next drawing on Tuesday, it would be the eighth largest on record.
A jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth $516 million has been claimed in Pennsylvania.
A winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket worth $515 million was sold here in Pennsylvania.
Mega Millions says there is one ticket in Pennsylvania that matched five numbers and is worth a $1 million prize.
The jackpot for Mega Millions' Tuesday night drawing has climbed to $625 million, and the top prize in the Powerball game reached $550 million ahead of Wednesday's drawing.
Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Allegheny County is $1 million richer.
You can now buy Powerball and Mega Million tickets online.
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