Mega Millions jackpot rises to $910 million after no one wins top prize
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after a drawing without a winner extended a stretch of bad luck dating back to April.
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The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after a drawing without a winner extended a stretch of bad luck dating back to April.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
Someone matched all six numbers Friday and won an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions prize.
The numbers for an estimated $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot were drawn and now all hopeful players can do is wait until word of a possible winner.
The $1.35 billion would be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever and could grow as more and more people gobble up tickets for Friday night's drawing.
While there was no winner in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing for the $1.1 billion jackpot, a ticket matching five of six numbers was sold in Los Angeles County.
Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a big winner.
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one as no one won Friday night's estimated $685 million jackpot.
The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won was Oct. 14, when holders of two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million pot of gold.
Elizabeth Cook reports on a lucky winner buying a Mega Millions ticket worth $2 million in San Bruno (11-16-2022)
A Mega Millions lottery ticket sold at a gas station in San Bruno is worth more than $2 million after Tuesday's drawing, according to California Lottery officials.
California Lottery officials announced Saturday morning that a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth nearly a quarter billion dollars was sold in San Jose for Friday night's drawing.
There was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois, according to megamillions.com.
If you were having trouble checking your Mega Millions ticket, you're not alone. The website has been crashing ever since Friday night's drawing. (7-29-22)
The drawing for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history took place Friday night. The winning numbers were ...
People lined up by the dozens to buy their Mega Millions tickets from a South Bay store they hope will bring them luck ahead of Friday night's $1.2 billion drawing.
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With the Mega Millions prize now topping $1 billion, customers were lining up at the Chino Hills store, hoping that lightning will strike twice.
The winning numbers for the $830 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot are in. One ticket matching five numbers was sold in Baker, California worth $2.9 million.
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.
Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was for a pot of gold of at least $660 million, according to lottery officials.
The Mega Millions jackpot is projected to grow to $530 million after there was no winner in Friday night's lottery drawing
One winning ticket has been sold Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
With the third largest jackpot in lottery history on the line Tuesday night, Bay Area residents are grabbing Mega Millions tickets in the hopes of hitting it big.
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Bore #2 on eastbound Highway 24 was temporarily closed beginning around noon and was reopened just after 1 p.m.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said they found 600 dog collars in an area where they suspect dozens of dogs were killed.
Mauricio Dubón had two hits and scored twice against his former team, Ozzie Albies drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 to stop a four-game skid.
A new mural unveiled in Half Moon Bay is celebrating the history, culture and diversity of region's immigrant community while giving a local nonprofit a lasting visual identity.
A brush fire burned close to homes in San Jose on Friday before firefighters stopped its forward progress.
A new mural unveiled in Half Moon Bay is celebrating the history, culture and diversity of region's immigrant community while giving a local nonprofit a lasting visual identity.
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