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Mega Millions Jackpot up to $640 Millions After No Big Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa—A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner. No one won the lottery game’s top prize Tuesday night, making it 21 straight drawings without anyone matching all six numbers. The next drawing will be Friday night. The huge jackpot comes less than…


Mega Millions Hits $565 Millions but Prize Isn’t Even in the Top 10

OMAHA, Neb.—Someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery Tuesday, but that jackpot wouldn’t even rank in the top 10 as the prizes have grown bigger in recent years. The current Mega Millions has been building since Oct. 14 as 20 drawings passed without a winner, but the estimated…


Illinois Lottery: 2 Claim $1.337 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

CHICAGO—Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, lottery officials said Wednesday. The Illinois Lottery said the prize for the July 29 drawing was claimed by two individuals who had agreed to split…


2 Claim $1.337 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot; 3rd-Largest in US History

CHICAGO—Two people who wish to remain anonymous have claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot after a single ticket to the late July drawing was sold in a Chicago suburb, opting to take a lump sum payment of $780.5 million, lottery officials said Wednesday. The Illinois Lottery said the prize for the July 29 drawing,…


Ticket Bought in Illinois Wins $1.28 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

CHICAGO—Someone beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14. “We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,”…


Ticket Bought in Illinois Wins $1.337 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

CHICAGO—A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines. The winning numbers were: 13–36–45–57–67, Mega Ball: 14….


Mega Millions $625 Million Jackpot Largest in Nearly 2 Years

DES MOINES, Iowa—Lottery players will have a shot Tuesday night at the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history due to months without a winner of the big prize. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The big prize for Powerball, the other national lottery game, isn’t far behind,…