Mega Millions Jackpot Surges to $540 Million
...won prizes in Tuesday’s drawing, including four tickets that each won $1 million and 43 tickets that each won $250,000. The jackpot for the March 30 drawing was originally estimated at $476 million, but with stronger than anticipated sales nationwide, it became...info
$500 million jackpot is largest in lottery history
...in the state wins Mega Millions on the current jackpot, that person could win a lot more than all of them. Combined. The jackpot for Fridays drawing has risen to $500 million for the six-ball drawing in which 42 states participate. That amounts to what state...info
You're not going to win Mega Millions jackpot
...to win at least a share of the prize â€" if not Friday, then in some subsequent drawing. But since we’re covering the historic jackpot and showing you people in long lines giddily talking about how many cars or yachts or Dippin' Dots they’d buy if they win,...info
Mega Millions jackpot hits record $640 million
...jackpot was $390 million in 2007. A drawing for the fortune is set for 11 p.m. Friday in Atlanta. The odds of winning the jackpot had been set at about 1 in 176 million. MegaMillions has drawn long lines of lottery players in stores in the 42 states plus Washington,...info
Texas Lotto jackpot could set world record
...million) Ties for fourth largest jackpot for any lottery game in U.S. history (estimated $363 million) Ties for fourth largest jackpot in world history (estimated $363 million) Could roll to a new world record of $476 million if no one wins the jackpot prize...info
By The Numbers: Mega Millions Jackpot
...Friday about the big Mega Millions jackpot drawing set for Friday night. Lottery officials told KCCI that the $640 million jackpot is nearly double the old record jackpot. "The higher the jackpot goes, the more people buy tickets. Well the more people buy...info
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits Record $500 Million
...and then match the Mega Ball, which is drawn from a pot containing 46 numbers. Odds of winning are almost 176 million to 1. Each ticket costs $1. Jackpots start at $12 million and rise for subsequent drawings when jackpot-winning tickets aren't sold....info
Record Mega Millions jackpot sparks lottery fever
...there is a winner in Friday night's drawing, the jackpot will reset to $12 million. If nobody picks the winning numbers, the jackpot will roll over to next Tuesday's drawing. Friday's estimated $540 million jackpot shatters the record for Mega Millions prizes....info
Mega Millions Jackpot Keeps Climbing, Up To $540M
...worth $359 million. Tuesday night's jackpot was $363 million, fed by weeks of drawings without a top winner. The previous record jackpot in the Mega Millions game was $390 million in 2007, split by two winners in New Jersey and Georgia. In Tuesday night's...info
Mega Millions lottery jackpot hits $363 million
...sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets are reported across the country for Tuesday night's estimated $363 million jackpot, the third largest in the game's history. "Peak sales hours for Mega Millions are typically on the day of the drawing during the evening...info