Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots continue to rise
No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again. For Powerball, there hasn't been a grand prize winner since mid-April. Read more
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No winner was drawn Friday night for Mega Millions - meaning the $560-million jackpot will grow yet again. For Powerball, there hasn't been a grand prize winner since mid-April. Read more
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
The drawing is now the sixth-largest jackpot for Powerball and the 10th-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The Mega Millions drawing is worth $427 million and Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
The Mega Millions drawing for Friday is now worth $427 million while Saturday's Powerball jackpot stands at $590 million.
So far this year, nearly four million winning Lotto tickets have been sold worth over $15.6 million in total prizes.
The prize is now the largest for the game this year and the fourth largest in nearly three years.
If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the fourth-largest
He turned himself in to the Sangamon County Jail on Wednesday after the court issued a warrant for his arrest.
Another day, another millionaire after someone in Chicago purchased a winning Powerball ticket for last Saturday's drawing.
The winning ticket is worth $979,168. It is also the game's largest jackpot.
It's the second time this year an Illinois player has won $1 million or more playing Mega Millions.
The winning ticket was sold at the Thornton's gas station on Grand and Green Bay.
The jackpot now increases to $747 million for Monday night's drawing.
No one matched the winning numbers in Saturday's $700 million drawing.
If no one wins, the pot gets closer to becoming one of the top ten prizes in the game's history.
Someone in Maine is waking up a billionaire after winning Friday night's mega millions drawing.
Want to try to become the next Powerball millionaire? Well, tonight's the night.
The next drawing will happen on Tuesday.
The next drawing will happen on Tuesday.
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.
The cash option would be approximately $348 million before taxes.
You still have a chance to ring in the new year as a millionaire.
You still have a chance to ring in the new year as a millionaire.
Not only is it the second-highest jackpot for the game this year, but it's also the sixth in the game's history, according to the Illinois Lottery.
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