Lottery

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $714 million after no Friday winners matched all six numbers, remaining the ninth-largest prize in game history.

Mega Millions jackpot climbed to estimated $680 million with a cash value of $318.2 million after no winner in Tuesday's drawing, making it the ninth-largest prize.

Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing offers a $650 million jackpot with a $304.1 million cash payout after 33 consecutive drawings without a winner.

The $1.79 billion Powerball jackpot won in Missouri and Texas reflects how Federal Reserve interest rates boost lottery annuity payouts compared to lump-sum options.

Two tickets in Texas and Missouri matched the winning numbers drawn Saturday night for the Powerball's $1.79 billion jackpot, which has an estimated cash value of $820.6 million.

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The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $1.8 billion after no tickets matched the numbers drawn for the $1.4 billion grand prize on Wednesday.

The Powerball jackpot reached an estimated $1.4 billion after no winner emerged from Monday night's drawing. The jackpot is now the fourth-largest in the game's history.

A man in Massachusetts claimed two prizes collectively worth $2 million after his two tickets won money in the same Powerball drawing earlier this month.

An error at Norway’s state-owned Norsk Tipping caused some people in the Scandinavian country to believe they had scored bigger lottery prizes than reality.

The lucky person who landed an over $1.2 billion Mega Millions jackpot in California has been revealed. The California Lottery said her name was Rosemary Casarotti.

Kelly Lindsay won a lottery game prize of $2 million after being given the "wrong" ticket at a gas station, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in California, the first time the grand prize was won in more than three months.

Mega Millions’ jackpot swelled past the billion-dollar mark after its latest drawing brought no grand-prize winner. The jackpot stands at $1.15 billon.

Lottery players in 45 states hope for good luck when Powerball holds its three drawings each week and, according to a GambleSpot report, some states have had more wins than others over the years.

A woman in Illinois won $1 million from a forgotten lottery ticket she rediscovered in her purse, according to a recent announcement from the Illinois Lottery.

A North Carolina man received an unexpected windfall last week from a scratch-off lottery ticket he bought with $20 dollars that he found on the ground.

A lottery player in Georgia had a lucky day on Wednesday after a Powerball ticket they purchased landed them a $478.2 million jackpot during the evening’s drawing.

An Illinois lottery player is $9.2 million richer after playing the wrong game when at a local grocery store when a machine malfunctioned and he was forced to play the lottery instead.

Playing the Mega Millions lottery will get more expensive come April of next year, when Mega Millions raises its ticket price to $5, according to a Monday press release.