Mega Millions tickets are going to cost more next year
Mega Millions tickets are set to get more expensive next year after a change to produce bigger lottery jackpots.
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Mega Millions tickets are set to get more expensive next year after a change to produce bigger lottery jackpots.
The winning numbers for the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot were white balls 1, 2, 16, 24 and 66, and the gold Mega Ball 6.
If the winner opts for a cash prize, they will take home $336.1 million.
There was one winning ticket sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, in New Jersey, officials said. It was the fifth largest in the game's history.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
While the Mega Millions jackpot is continuing to grow, one lucky person in Sacramento managed to buy a ticket still worth a pretty penny in Tuesday's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million during the 29 drawings with no winner since Dec. 8.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will be at least an estimated $792 million after no tickets matched the numbers for Tuesday night's $735 million grand prize.
It's the second-biggest grand prize ever won in U.S. lottery history, behind only a $2.04 billion pot of gold also won in California in November 2022.
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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.
There has not been a Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
Krispy Kreme is giving away one original glazed doughnut for free Wednesday to anyone who has a losing Mega Millions lottery ticket.
The pot of gold soared after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's estimated $1.1 billion grand prize.
Already one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $940 million ahead of Friday night's draw, California Lottery officials announced.
The huge Mega Millions jackpot is the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize.
There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April 18.
There was no jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing Friday night, sending the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million for the next drawing, which will be held on Tuesday.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about one in 302.58 million.
There has been no Mega Millions jackpot winner since April 18.
Even though no one won the big pot, you still may want to check your numbers to see if you won a smaller prize.
There was no jackpot winner in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing according to the lottery's website, prompting another drawing scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. PT.
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