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What is the Mega Millions?
Mega Millions Tickets for Mega Millions will go on sale Wednesday, May 15,2002 at a cost of $1 per game. The first drawing will be conducted on Friday May 17, 2002 at 11 p.m. EST. What is the Mega Millions? Mega Millions is an enhanced version of the BIG GAME, featuring semi-weekly multi-million dollar jackpots and lots of cash prizes. Minimum jackpots are $10 million and just keep growing and growing until somebody wins! Plus, there are many more cash prizes to be won each week from $2 to $175,
May 15, 2002, 3:56 pm - lottopool - Lottery Discussion Forum

$975 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot increases againNews Story
Easter sales dip might be holding it back By Todd Northrop The near-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot grew again last night, but perhaps not as much as it would have if this weren't Easter weekend. The latest increase of the current lengthy Powerball jackpot run comes after nobody won last night's drawing, sending the Monday jackpot ever closer to heights that once seemed unattainable for a lottery game. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $975 million, with a lu
Mar 31, 2024, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery News

Multi-state Mega Millions lottery game changing this weekNews Story
Later this week, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game will undergo changes including a price hike designed to increase jackpots and make them grow faster. The cost of a Mega Millions ticket will climb from $1 to $2 starting with the Oct. 31 drawing. Tickets for that drawing go on sale Saturday, Oct. 28. Starting jackpots will increase from $15 million to $40 million. Both changes will put Mega Millions on equal footing with Powerball, which usually offers more lucrative jackpots.
Oct 24, 2017, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lifetime laborer steps forward to claim $552 Mega Millions lottery jackpot in IllinoisNews Story
Hard working winner comes forward one week after scooping jackpot By Kate Northrop The winner of the $552 million Mega Millions jackpot, which was won by one ticket in Illinois last week , has stepped forward to claim the historic prize. The Illinois winner of the largest jackpot won online in U.S. history is a hardworking individual who has always dreamed of retiring early following a lifetime of labor. This morning, the Illinois Lottery announced that the sole winner is MEGA Mi
Jun 11, 2024, 2:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$200 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $200 million drawing. The cash value stands at a staggering $145.4 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but this Mega Millions cash value represents 73% of the annuity estimate. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 14 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner. The current
Mar 14, 2012, 9:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions: $224 million lottery drawing tonightNews Story
1:24 p.m. - Updated states that will be added in May Tonight across the United States, millions of lottery ticket holders will be hoping to match all of the Mega Millions winning numbers to win a $224 million jackpot. The lump-sum cash value of the massive prize is $138.1 million, eclipsing the $124.8 million Powerball jackpot cash value won last week by a convenience store clerk from Missouri. Tonight's jackpot is the result of 13 consecutive drawings without a top-prize winner. The cu
Apr 30, 2010, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Mega Millions sales off to a good startNews Story
If the lines Wednesday at the luckiest store in Texas were any indication, lottery players were ready for the state's first day of ticket sales in the multistate Mega Millions game. I don't know the new game; I don't know how it's played, but I'm going to give it a try, said Manuel Franco, a 55-year-old customer from Mexico who said he had won $70,000 at the South Texas store. I didn't think it was going to be popular, but it's blowing up, said Oby Martinez, manager at Town Country Lottery
Dec 4, 2003, 5:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions confirms ticket price increase to $5, other changes coming April 2025News Story
Proposed changes are official Updated with additional prize details By Kate Northrop Mega Millions has officially confirmed that several new game changes are on the way, including a ticket price increase from $2 to $5. The Mega Millions Consortium has announced that it is preparing for a mega overhaul, with plans for game enhancements coming April 2025. Back in June, Lottery Post reported on proposed changes to the game that were initially made public by the Montana Lottery
Oct 7, 2024, 6:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $15 million to $473 million after 25 rolls. This is the first time in several rolls the Mega Millions jackpot did not set a new roll record for the current format of the game. It was shy by $1 million in tying the record. The small jackpot increase was mainly because there was a drop in interest rates. There is an estimated 2.3% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow at a slower pace th
Feb 28, 2026, 7:45 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
The Mega Millions jackpot increased by $20 million to $458 million after 24 rolls. This sets a new 24 roll record for the current format of the game; an increase of $7 million over the previous record. The overall Mega Millions 24 roll record is $1,100 million. The 24 roll record for Powerball is much smaller at $638.8 million. There is an estimated 2.4% chance the Mega Millions jackpot will be won in the next draw. The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow at a slower pace than the Powerb
Feb 25, 2026, 8:53 am - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum