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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1B
Mega Millions
Jackpot Hits $1B
Dec 24, 2024 5:23 PM CST

Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1B

Christmas Eve winner in 2002 never claimed prize

(Newser) - The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to an estimated $1 billion ahead of the Christmas Eve drawing. Nobody has won the jackpot since September and the prize is now the seventh-largest in the game's history, ABC News reports. If somebody beats the 1 in 302 million odds, they can...

Winner of $1.1B Jackpot Comes Forward After 9 Months

New Jersey winner has chosen to remain anonymous

(Newser) - It took three-quarters of a year, but the winner of the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever has finally come forward to claim their prize. The lone winning ticket was purchased in March in New Jersey , but no one came forward to submit the ticket and claim the $1.128 billion...

Mega Millions Winner Sues for Other Half of Jackpot

Faramarz Lahijani says he bought both winning tickets a year ago

(Newser) - A Mega Millions winner who already has collected $197 million in a drawing a year ago would like the other half of the jackpot. Faramarz Lahijani filed suit last week claiming that he had both winning tickets for the $394 million jackpot but that the California Lottery has only forked...

Musk PAC Giving Millions Away Says Winners Aren't Random
Judge Says
Musk PAC Giveaway
Can Continue
UPDATED
Nov 4, 2024 4:51 PM CST

Judge Says Musk PAC Giveaway Can Continue

Billionaire's lawyers say winners of $1 million-a-day prizes weren't chosen by chance

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday that the $1 million-a-day giveaway by Elon Musk's pro-Trump America PAC can continue until Election Day. Judge Angelo Foglietta issued the ruling, without explaining his reasoning, after Musk's lawyers said winners of what had been advertised as a lottery-style giveaway were paid spokespeople...

She Lost Her Job, Then Had Stroke of Huge Lottery Luck

South Carolina woman wins $300K from a scratch-off ticket just days after being laid off

(Newser) - They say the universe always balances out, and for one South Carolina woman, that certainly seems to be the case. UPI reports on a "reversal of fortune" for the unnamed woman from the Lowcountry region of the Palmetto State, who recently visited a store called the Old Pantry in...

Clerk Allegedly Stole Customer's $1M Lottery Ticket

Customer didn't realize he'd won until lottery officials called him

(Newser) - A Tennessee man went to a Murfreesboro Shell station to buy some lottery tickets and have them scanned, and police say that instead of informing the customer one of his tickets was a $1 million winner, the clerk took the opportunity to nab it for himself. Meet Patel is accused...

Alabama Lottery Plan Failed by a Single Vote

It's one of 5 states that doesn't partake in such activity

(Newser) - Just five states don't take part in statewide or multistate lottery games like Powerball or Mega Millions, though some were hoping that one of those states, Alabama, might be joining the other 45 states that do take part soon. Those hopes have faded, however, after a move to put...

Woman Wins $1M Lottery Prize Twice in 10 Weeks

Christine Wilson used some of the money to buy an SUV, says she'll save the rest

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman won a $1 million Massachusetts State Lottery prize—then, 10 weeks later, won the same amount again. Christine Wilson won both jackpots by playing scratch-off tickets she'd purchased at two different stores, People reports. Both times, she opted for the $650,000 (pre-tax) cash payout option,...

Someone Has Finally Won That Huge Powerball Jackpot
Winner of
$1.3B Jackpot
Comes Forward
UPDATED
Apr 10, 2024 1:30 AM CDT

Winner of $1.3B Jackpot Comes Forward

But officials say it will take weeks to verify Oregon win

(Newser) - A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize from last weekend's drawing, but the winner won't be announced for at least a couple more weeks until their ticket is verified and arrangements...

Someone Has Won $1.12B Mega Millions Jackpot
Powerball at Nearly $1B
UPDATED
Mar 28, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Powerball at Nearly $1B

After the latest drawing with no winner

(Newser) - The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $935 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Wednesday night, the AP reports. The numbers selected were: 37, 46, 57, 60, 66, and the Powerball 8. The drawing came a day after a player in New Jersey won a massive Mega...

Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Are Massive

They're sitting at a combined $1.9B ahead of drawings

(Newser) - No one won the Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots in the most recent drawings for the two lotteries, and the combined total is now at nearly $2 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $1.1 billion and the Powerball to $800 million, NBC News reports. If someone matches all...

Mega Millions' Kitty Is Now at Least $875M

There was no big winner in Friday night's drawing, raising the jackpot for Tuesday's

(Newser) - The bad news: No one picked all the winning numbers in Friday night's $815 million Mega Millions drawing. The good news: We now all have a shot at a jackpot worth an estimated $875 million, with the next drawing set for Tuesday, reports CBS News . A Mega Millions release...

Man Sues DC Lottery After Not Winning $340M Jackpot

John Cheeks says lottery website posted wrong numbers as the winners, but he still wants his cash

(Newser) - When John Cheeks checked his Powerball numbers the day after the Jan. 7, 2023, drawing, he saw them listed as the winning combination on the DC Lottery's website, with a $340 million jackpot at stake. "I got a little excited, but I didn't shout, I didn't...

Man Running for Congress Just Hit the Jackpot

Republican Josh McConkey will fund campaign in North Carolina with his half of $1.5M winnings

(Newser) - A North Carolina physician hit it big in the lottery earlier this month, and that money came just in time for him to fund his run for Congress. WNCN reports that Dr. Josh McConkey, who's also a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, matched all five balls in the...

Somebody Just Had a Pretty Rich New Year's Day

Michigan Powerball player cleans up $842M jackpot

(Newser) - Someone in Michigan won a massive Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has been won on New Year's Day since the game's start in 1992. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49, and the red Powerball of 1. Final...

Lucky Number In World's Richest Lottery Is 88008

Spain's 'El Gordo' Christmas lottery is handing out $2.87B in prizes this year

(Newser) - Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 will be celebrating Friday. They have each won $441,000, or some $358,000 after tax, in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery. People across the country tuned into the television, radio, and internet from early morning as...

For 2 Years in a Row, Man Has Won $10M at Same Store

Clerk at Brooklyn store says Wayne Murray is still buying scratch-off tickets

(Newser) - After Brooklyn man Wayne Murray won the $10 million jackpot in a scratch-off game last year, he didn't change his routine or move out of his East Flatbush neighborhood—and he doubled his money with another scratch-off ticket from the same store. The New York Lottery says Murray, who...

$1.73B Powerball Jackpot Won by California Player

That'll be $1.73B, or $756.6M for the cash option

(Newser) - A player in California won a $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize. The winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64, and the Powerball 10. The winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park,...

Powerball Jackpot Hits $1.55B
Powerball Jackpot Now
2nd-Largest in History
UPDATED
Oct 10, 2023 12:00 AM CDT

Powerball Jackpot Now 2nd-Largest in History

It hits $1.73B after rolling over for 35 drawings

(Newser) - And just like that, the Powerball jackpot went from the 4th-largest lottery jackpot ever to the 2nd-largest, the New York Times reports. With no winner Monday night, the pot grew to $1.73 billion ahead of the next drawing Wednesday night. If a hypothetical winner were to opt for the...

Lottery Jackpots Sound Huge These Days. They Aren't

Blame the Federal Reserve

(Newser) - A billion dollars isn't what it used to be, assuming that billion dollars comes in the form of a lotto jackpot. With the Powerball prize now climbing above that mark—Wednesday's jackpot is an estimated $1.2 billion—the Wall Street Journal takes a look at the dwindling...

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