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$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest everNews Story
Only the 4th time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to $700 million+ By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States were pulling out all the stops to try and win Mega Millions, with one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth nearly $1.6 billion. After that jackpot was won Tuesday night on a single lottery ticket purchased in South Carolina, attention has suddenly shifted to the USA's other big multi-state lottery game, Powerball. Wednesday night w
Oct 25, 2018, 1:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

$868 MILLION: Mega lottery jackpot set for FridayNews Story
2nd largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen Half-billion-dollar cash value By Todd Northrop The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, Did you get Mega Millions tickets? That's because nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing Tuesday night, sending the Friday jackpot to heights only seen once before. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is currently estimated at $868 million, with a lump-sum cash value of $494.5 million. And based on past multi-stat
Oct 17, 2018, 1:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

$667 MILLION: Biggest Mega Millions jackpot everNews Story
By Todd Northrop Mega Millions is making history tonight, with the biggest jackpot the multi-state lottery game has ever seen. A rush of ticket sales for the colossal Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Tuesday night drawing to $667 million. It is the 3rd-largest jackpot in US lottery history. (The updated top-25 list of annuity and cash values can be found below.) The all-important lump-sum cash value is now estimated to be a staggering
Oct 16, 2018, 12:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$548 MILLION: Mega jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzyNews Story
Biggest Mega Millions jackpot in 5 years Half-billion jackpot is 9th-largest of all time By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $548 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $470 million grand prize. The cash value stands at a staggering $309.2 million. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to the largest size it has seen in fiv
Oct 10, 2018, 8:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

$470 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
13th-largest jackpot in US lottery history By Todd Northrop After 21 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $470 million the biggest since a $543 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 24 drawing was claimed by a grou
Oct 6, 2018, 8:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot swells to $405 millionNews Story
22nd-largest U.S. jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Autumn climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $405 million the 22nd-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of all time, and the biggest since a $543 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 24 drawing was claimed by a group of 11 California ban
Oct 3, 2018, 1:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$522 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot increased againNews Story
Second jackpot increase since Saturday By Todd Northrop For the second time in two days, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has been raised due to surging ticket sales for a chance to win a half-billion dollars. If one person wins tonight's Mega Millions jackpot, they will now have the option of taking home a $522 million annuity prize paid in 30 installments over 29 years, or a lump-sum cash payout of $308.1 million. With millions of people dreaming about what they could
Jul 24, 2018, 12:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$493 MILLION: 5th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of all timeNews Story
Half-billion dollar jackpot is 11th-largest in US lottery history By Todd Northrop What better way to chill out a scorching summer than with a cool mountain of cash? After 22 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $493
Jul 21, 2018, 10:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$422 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot is red hotNews Story
19th-largest U.S. jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Summer climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $422 million the 19th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of all time, and the biggest since a $533 million Mega Millions jackpot from the March 30 drawing was claimed by a New Jersey man. (See NJ m
Jul 18, 2018, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

$570 MILLION: Powerball sales surge prompts jackpot increaseNews Story
Now the 7th-biggest lottery jackpot in US history Mega Millions also bumps up jackpot to $450 million By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $570 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $358.5 million. The newly-increased jackpot amount bumps the ranking of the Saturday drawing's jackpot to the
Jan 5, 2018, 12:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News