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What all lottery players should know if they win nearly $1B Mega Millions, Powerball jackpotsNews Story
Includes video report One lucky winner could be hours away from taking home one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions or Powerball history. In more than two months without a winner, both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have rolled over to an estimated combined total of nearly $1 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $445 million, with a $277 million lump-sum option. The Powerball jackpot has reached $550 million, which is a $347.9 million lump-sum payout. If anyone
Jan 5, 2018, 8:49 am - Lottery News

$445 MILLION: Mega Millions raises jackpot on huge salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop A rush of ticket sales for the rocketing Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Friday night drawing to $445 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value is now estimated to be a staggering $277.6 million propelling it to the thirteenth-largest cash value offered by any lottery game in US history. Friday's drawing will be the 24th since Mega Millions had a winner. The current run-up started as a $15 million jackpot on Oct
Jan 4, 2018, 12:28 pm - Lottery News

Synchronized multi-state lottery jackpots increase to combined $878 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery fever is spreading across the USA with two huge jackpots adding up to nearly $880 million. The ability to walk into a lottery retailer and purchase two separate opportunities to win nearly a half-billion dollars is unprecedented. This is the first time in history that two US lottery games have simultaneously been greater than $400 million. Mega Millions grew overnight to $418 million for Friday's drawing. Meanwhile tonight's Powerball jackpot has been raised fro
Jan 3, 2018, 12:19 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery games start 2018 with a combined $783 million mega jackpotNews Story
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are both are in top 25 by Todd Northrop 2018 started with near-record cold sweeping across much of the USA, but the nation's two biggest multi-state games couldn't be hotter. Powerball and Mega Millions have been rising steadily for the past few weeks, with both games' jackpots now at the point where even casual lottery players start to put ticket-buying on their list of to-dos. After nobody won Mega Millions on Friday and Powerball on Saturday, t
Jan 1, 2018, 9:31 pm - Lottery News

Survey: Many investors would make questionable decisions after winning the lotteryNews Story
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are a slim 1 in 292,201,338; the Mega Millions is 1 in 302,575,350. But that doesn't stop people from dreaming about how they'd handle a big-ticket lottery win. Asked to allocate a multimillion-dollar lottery win, consumers said they would put roughly two-thirds into savings saving an average 52 percent of the prize for themselves and 16 percent for others, according to a new survey from TD Ameritrade provided exclusively to CNBC.com. Of the remaining
Dec 19, 2017, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery wasn't quite ready for Mega Millions game changesNews Story
Lottery says 182 tickets have no chance of winning but may be as high as 628 UPDATE: Now includes exact number of invalid plays and possible invalid plays, corrects claim period for refunds By Todd Northrop If you buy a Mega Millions ticket, you normally have a 0.00000033 percent chance of winning the big jackpot. But at least 182 tickets were sold in Virginia on Friday that have a 0 percent chance of winning and there may be up to 628 plays with no chance, depending on the numbers draw
Oct 31, 2017, 9:20 am - 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 - Lottery News

Illinois couple claims $393 million Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever claimed in Illinois By Todd Northrop At the same time the latest Powerball jackpot run was stealing headlines, an Illinois couple was at Illinois Lottery headquarters, claiming the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the state. Palos Heights resident Patricia Busking became the winner of the largest prize in Illinois Lottery history when the second line of numbers on her $5 Quick Pick ticket matched all six numbers in the Friday, August 11, Mega Millions dra
Aug 28, 2017, 7:29 am - Lottery News

$393 million Mega Millions jackpot won on ticket sold in IllinoisNews Story
By Todd Northrop One winning ticket sold in Illinois beat the odds and matched all the numbers drawn in Friday's Mega Millions drawing to win a massive $393 million jackpot. The numbers that single lottery ticket from Illinois matched in Friday's drawing were 23, 33, 53, 56, and 58, with Mega Ball number 6. The Megaplier was 5. The winning ticket was purchased at Nick's Barbecue in Palos Heights. The lucky ticket holder will be the sole recipient of the fifth-largest Mega Millions ja
Aug 12, 2017, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery jackpots grow to combined $738 millionNews Story
UPDATE: Mega Millions raised to $393 million, new combined total is $749 million First time Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots simultaneously more than $300 million Both are top 25 US lottery jackpots by Todd Northrop Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights. After nobody won Mega Millions on Tuesday and Powerball on Wedne
Aug 10, 2017, 12:26 pm - Lottery News