9 Mega Millions tickets were a Mega Ball short of winning it all
A few people came close to winning it all in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
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A few people came close to winning it all in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.
Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion — only the fourth time a lottery game has reached such heights — plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff.
A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won the top prize.
Todd Graves promised to split the prize, which as of Monday had risen to $810 million, with all of his employees if any of the tickets win the jackpot.
It's now one of the biggest grand prices ever.
The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $630 million after there were no winners to match Tuesday's winning six numbers.
The ticket was sold at Circle D Liquor on Geer Road.
The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to $630 million after there were no winners to match Tuesday’s winning six numbers.
That jackpot grew by $40 million after Tuesday's draw of 4, 7, 10, 45 and 64, plus the gold Mega Ball 12, didn't produce a jackpot winner.
One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
This week, lottery players have another chance to win big since there were no winners of the top prize for both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots in their most recent drawings.
Did you win? The Powerball jackpot was up to $640 million Saturday night.
An estimated $1.390 billion is up for grabs in the lottery this weekend.
Did you get lucky? Here are the winning numbers from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.
Feeling lucky? No one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, so now the pot has climbed to $530 million.
The winning numbers for Tuesday's $475 million Mega Millions jackpot were drawn at 8 p.m.
Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $425 million, making it the 8th largest in that lottery's history. The cash option is an estimated $254.6 million.
As we head into a new year, some people are dreaming really big, like $425 million big. That's the jackpot amount for the Mega Millions lottery drawing on New Year's Day.
An 87-year-old man just lived his worst and best Tuesday ever.
The winner of the largest lottery jackpot in US history may not be in California, but the state wasn't left completely out in the cold.
The jackpot is the largest in history, surpassing a $1.5 billion jackpot in 2016.
The clock is ticking on the Mega Millions jackpot, the biggest in history at $1.6 billion. Many standing in line at gas stations are wondering if there will be a winner Tuesday.
Such plans can turn into a protracted legal fight, hard feelings and court orders.
The California Department of Public Health has an Office of Problem Gambling that can help if you're finding you're struggling with a gambling addiction.
Is this the night someone makes US lottery history?
