2nd Winner Of $636M Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Comes Forward
California Lottery officials say the second of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to claim the prize.
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California Lottery officials say the second of two winners of the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to claim the prize.
While the identity of the person who purchased one of two Mega Millions lottery winning tickets is a mystery, lottery officials said Friday that big prize winners often delay coming forward until after getting advice.
The San Jose store owner who sold a winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot says he expects the news to boost his business.
Two lucky winning tickets were sold in Tuesday's near-record $636 million Mega Millions drawing: one at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, and the other more than 2,000 miles away in California.
It's the ultimate fantasy: Walk into a store, plunk down a dollar, and with nothing but luck - really extraordinary luck - you win a giant lottery.
A ticket sold in an Orangevale 7-Eleven store hit it big in the Mega Millions drawing Friday night, matching five of six numbers. That means the lucky buyer who paid $1 is holding a ticket worth $427,749.
A Modesto man is one of eight so far to claim $227,955 after matching five of the numbers in Friday's record Mega Millions jackpot.
Who won the Mega Millions jackpot? Unfortunately, they're not in California, according to lottery officials. Our sister station in Baltimore, WJZ, reports a jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Baltimore County.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has now skyrocketed to an estimated $640 million for Friday's drawing.
With tomorrow's Mega Millions jackpot at a world record $540 million dollars, lots of people are getting in on the action.
The Mega Millions jackpot is now at $540 million for Friday's drawing, a new world record.
With news that no one won Tuesday night's $363 million jackpot, the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow. It's now at $500 million, the largest jackpot in U.S. history.
Hoping to win the $363 million jackpot Tuesday night, Lotto players were flocking to Obrien's Market in Modesto after the store sold a lucky ticket last week.
No winner for the Mega Millions jackpot last week means more money is up for grabs tomorrow.
It's getting bigger! Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is $290 million.
Friday nights Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to grow to over $200 million after no on picked the correct numbers in Tuesday's drawing.
Tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is up to $171 million. It's the largest jackpot yet in 2012.
Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $330,106 was purchased in Yuba City the day after Christmas, but the big winner just claimed the prize Thursday.
While no ticket sold in California matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions draw, three tickets did match five of the six numbers, including one ticket sold in Yuba City.
Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $206 million after no winners were declared in Friday's drawing.
A New York lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night has swelled to $312 million, the sixth-largest jackpot in the lottery's nearly 15-year history.
After a nationwide frenzy for a life-changing chance to win a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, the two winning tickets were sold in small Pacific Northwest towns just 125 miles apart.
The jackpot for tonight's multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw has jumped from $330 million to $355 million.
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