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$1.15 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner TuesdayNews Story
Now the 9th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After nobody won a billion-dollar Christmas Eve jackpot, lottery players around the country are lining up for an even larger jackpot set to draw Friday. Tuesday night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $1.15 billion with a cash value of $516.1 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get
Dec 26, 2024, 8:01 am - Lottery News

New Jersey lottery winner claims $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Lottery officials verify that the winner has come forward with the winning ticket By Kate Northrop The New Jersey lottery winner of the $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn on March 26 has officially submitted the winning ticket and started the claims process. New Jersey Lottery officials announced today that the winning ticket for the $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been validated and that the claims process has begun. After nine months, one anonymous winner final
Dec 23, 2024, 4:58 pm - Lottery News

$944 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot set to make holiday wishes come trueNews Story
Biggest jackpot in 9 months closes in on a billion dollars By Todd Northrop Nine months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.13 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in New Jersey, the multi-state lottery game is back with a jackpot to be drawn Tuesday that is also nearing the $1 billion mark. When nobody won Friday night's $862 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $944 million the largest since a March 26, 2024 $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won b
Dec 21, 2024, 7:41 am - Lottery News

$825 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for FridayNews Story
13th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $825 million with a cash value of $382.2 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on September 13 as a $20 million prize now 28
Dec 18, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News

North Carolina man "accidentally" wins $177,749 online lottery jackpotNews Story
Epic jackpot won by surprise By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man told North Carolina Lottery officials that his $177,749 online jackpot win was purely accidental, but it'll have a great use. A happy accident while playing the lottery online resulted in a $177,749 lottery win for one North Carolina resident. Alphonzo Oates of Raleigh was toying around with the North Carolina Lottery's online offerings when he tapped into the Wheel of Bonuses digital instant game, one of his go-t
Dec 14, 2024, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Winner who claimed half of $395 million Mega Millions jackpot sues California Lottery for other halfNews Story
Winner accuses California Lottery of wrongfully denying second half of prize By Kate Northrop The California winner who claimed half of a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot sued the California Lottery for the other share of the prize, alleging that he is entitled to the second half. On Friday, Faramarz Lahijani filed a lawsuit against the California Lottery for the other half of the $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, which expired over the weekend. The lawsuit, obtained by Lott
Dec 11, 2024, 7:55 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery offers free Powerball tickets in "Jackpot Was Hit!" promotionNews Story
$256 million won in New York means one week to take advantage of low jackpot By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery announced today that players can receive a free Powerball ticket this week in the Jackpot Was Hit! state-wide promotion. Thanks to the $256 million Powerball jackpot being won by a single ticket in New York on Saturday, New Jersey lottery players can take advantage of a promotion that grants them free Powerball tickets. The Jackpot Was Hit! promotion is running now
Dec 9, 2024, 6:10 pm - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket splitting $395 million jackpot will expire in one dayNews Story
Only one ticket claimed, both purchased at the same retailer By Kate Northrop A lottery ticket bought in California is eligible to claim half of a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, but only for one more day. Two tickets purchased at the same California retailer split a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, but one of them only has one day left before it expires. On Dec. 8, 2023, two lottery tickets won the $395 million Mega Millions jackpot. Both winning tickets were bought at th
Dec 6, 2024, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Winner of $139 million Powerball lottery jackpot from Ohio has less than a month to claim itNews Story
Someone is one step away from claiming $139 million or from losing it all By Kate Northrop A $139.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, won by a single ticket in Ohio, is set to expire at the end of 2024. Whether someone still has a $139.3 million winning Powerball lottery ticket in their possession means the difference between instantly becoming a multi-millionaire and losing out on what could have been an entirely different life. There is less than a month on the clock for the l
Dec 3, 2024, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Numbers from late wife help Illinois man win $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
It was like a message from her. By Kate Northrop An Illinois man won a $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot using personal lottery numbers related to his late wife. An Illinois resident tried out a lottery game he normally doesn't play, and selecting numbers related to his late wife, won a $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. The winner, who adopted the name Big Money D while claiming his prize, noticed the growing Lucky Day Lotto jackpot and decided to deviate from his normal lottery
Dec 1, 2024, 9:21 am - Lottery News