Jan 11 Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.35 billion, 2nd highest in its history By Associated Press The estimated $1.35 billion jackpot prize would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all jackpot winners take a cash payout, which for Friday night’s drawing is an estimated $707.9 million. Continue reading
Jan 10 Mega Millions rises to $1.1B, 5th largest in U.S. history By Associated Press After nearly three months of lottery losing, the odds of winning the top lottery prize don't change, and they're formidable at 1 in 302.6 million. Continue reading
Jan 07 Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.1 billion after no winner Friday night By Associated Press No one hit all six numbers and won the estimated $940 million jackpot, pushing the lottery prize to an estimated $1.1 billion ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. Continue reading
Jan 04 Mega Millions jackpot approaches $1 billion By Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner. Continue reading
Jan 03 $785 million lottery prize is one of the largest in U.S. history By Associated Press The big prize is the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game's numbers for more than two months. Continue reading
Dec 28 After 21 drawings with no winner, Mega Millions jackpot hits $640 million By Associated Press A giant Mega Millions jackpot has grown larger to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: More victims of deadly floods found in Kentucky, Appalachia In our news wrap Saturday, catastrophic flash floods across eastern Kentucky and wider Appalachia have killed at least 25 people, President Biden tests positive for COVID again in a rare rebound case, protestors storm Iraq's parliament for the second time… Continue watching
Jul 30 Winning Mega Millions ticket purchased in Illinois takes $1.3 billion jackpot By Don Babwin, Associated Press The jackpot was the nation's third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner. Continue reading
Jul 29 $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on the line Friday night By Associated Press The giant jackpot is the nation's third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game's six numbers. Continue reading
Oct 24 South Carolina convenience store sold $1.537 billion ticket By Jack Jones, Michael Warren, Associated Press A single ticket sold at the KC Mart in Simpsonville, South Carolina, matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot. Continue reading