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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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