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$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

$415 MILLION: 3rd-largest Mega Millions jackpot everNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $415 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $390 million grand prize. The cash value stands at a staggering $286.4 million. With the new Friday jackpot, both the annuity jackpot and lump-sum cash value are now in the top 10 United States lottery jackpots of all time. The annuity and cash values are also the third-largest Mega Millio
Jun 29, 2016, 10:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

$297 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot raised again before tonight's drawingNews Story
By Todd Northrop Across the United States, tickets for tonight's Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing are being sold at a higher-than-expected rate, prompting the state lotteries to raise the official jackpot estimate to $297 million. The lump-sum cash value of the Friday, December 6 jackpot is now $158.9 million. As a result of the updated jackpot estimate, tonight's Mega Millions jackpot now stands as the 21st largest United States lottery jackpot of all time, and the 8th-largest
Dec 6, 2013, 5:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

MEGA BILLION LOTTERY DRAWING FRIDAYNews Story
$1.025 BILLION Mega Millions jackpot is 4th largest the world has ever seen Cash value is $602.5 million 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 three times before in history. The multi-state game is now sporting a jackpot of more than $1 billion, with a cash value of nearly
Jul 27, 2022, 1:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Multiple increases yield massive $610 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Higher-than-predicted lottery sales boost both major multi-state jackpots By Kate Northrop Today, multiple state lotteries announced increases for both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots driven by higher-than-normal lottery ticket sales. Thanks to the excitement around the Powerball jackpot that continues to swell with each consecutive rollover, the jackpot amount for the Wed., Jan 5, 2022 Powerball drawing has grown to a whopping $610 million. The last time a Powerball j
Jan 4, 2022, 3:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$600 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winner FridayNews Story
8th-largest US lottery jackpot in history; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop There are going to be a lot of lottery tickets sold this week. For only the 8th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has reached $600 million. The new high-water mark of $600 million for the current Mega Millions jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Friday night's $520 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Tuesday's Mega Millions j
Jan 9, 2021, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery to introduce changes when California joins gameNews Story
Buddy Roogow, president of Mega Millions and Maryland Lottery director, offers no detail of changesThe California Lottery Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to join the multistate lottery Mega Millions in a drive to pump up annual ticket sales by $500 million.Joining Mega Millions gives Californians the first significant new choice in lottery games since the California Lottery began 20 years ago - and more chances per year of winning jackpots of $100 million or more.The state will continue to
Feb 10, 2005, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

$850 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzyNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Tuesday's massive $850 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Friday's $750 million grand prize. The cash value stands at a staggering $628.2 million. You read that correctly: nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! Mega Millions has now gone an unprecedented 35 drawings without a jackpot winner the most
Jan 16, 2021, 9:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

$530 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases on rolloverNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $530 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $475 million grand prize. The cash value stands at a staggering $343.9 million. Friday's $530 million Mega Millions jackpot is the 7th-largest in the game's history, and the 15th-largest United States lottery jackpot of all time (see full list below). It's also the biggest since a $1.537 b
Jun 5, 2019, 6:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery games offer combined $800 million jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery fever is spreading across the USA with two huge jackpots adding up to $800 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 only the second time in history that two US lottery games have combined to $800 million or more. Powerball grew overnight to $455 million for Saturday's drawing. Meanwhile Friday's Mega Millions jackpot stands at $345 million its highe
Mar 15, 2018, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News