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One winning ticket for record estimated $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot
One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
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One winning ticket was sold in Florida for the Mega Millions jackpot — the third largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Multi-State Lottery Association, which coordinates the Mega Millions, has engineered the game to generate huge sums.
Choosing random numbers increases your chances of not having to split the prize money should you win.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are approximately one in 302.58 million.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
The winning Powerball ticket was purchased in Los Angeles. The grand prize was the third largest in the game's history since it started in 1992.
It would be the third-largest jackpot in the game's history and seventh-highest in U.S. lottery history.
The winner, who elected to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment of about $4.1 million, says she plans to save her winnings.
The last time somebody won the Powerball jackpot was back on April 19, when a ticket purchased in Ohio matched all six numbers to bring home a $252.6 million prize.
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A Macomb County man is $150,000 richer after winning the Powerball.
A 56-year-old Genesee County man won $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery's Fortune instant game.
The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $700 million ahead of Saturday's drawing, and if someone wins, it will be the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot.
The 59-year-old woman purchased her ticket at the Shell gas station, located at 24839 Greenfield Road in Southfield.
A 19-year-old was surprised to learn she won $613,848 from a lottery ticket given to her by a friend for Christmas.
The lucky combination of numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61 and gold Mega Ball 14.
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
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The last time a Mega Millions jackpot was won was Oct. 14, when holders of two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million pot of gold.
Officials say it is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in 2022, surpassing the $502 million jackpot claimed in October.
A 62-year-old man from Waterford won a $200,800 Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery. He purchased his winning tickets on the Michigan Lottery website.
Statistically, a Powerball player is much more likely to be attacked by a grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park.
The jackpot has eluded players since Aug. 3, the last time anyone matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball.
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