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News Articles: jackpot

The next Mega Millions drawing — which has a jackpot of an estimated $1.15 billion — is on December 27.

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Mega Millions jackpot surges past $1 billion

The Mega Millions prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion, which could be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

December 25, 2024
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  • Sarah Ventre
A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Ga.

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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot soars to nearly $1 billion. Here's what to know

Since three months have passed without a winner, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million. The jackpot ranks as the 10th largest in U.S. lottery history

March 22, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Powerball tickets are shown at a lottery agent, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.

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  • National

$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

The jackpot is the world's second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.

October 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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Monday's Powerball jackpot is now worth more than $1 billion

The jackpot for the next drawing Monday night remains the world's ninth-largest lottery prize of all time.

October 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Pennsylvania citizen Mary Ann Gilliam, left, is aided by Pennsylvania Lottery district manager Peter H. Cardiges as she picks a number for a lottery drawing on Sept. 19, 1980 in Pittsburgh.

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The settlers brought the lottery to America. It's had a long, uneven history

Americans spend an estimated $100 billion each year on lottery tickets. It's a tradition that dates back to the nation's earliest settlers, and was even one the Founding Fathers took part in.

August 09, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman
A Mega Millions ticket is seen as a person makes a purchase inside a convenience store, ahead of Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing of $1.55 billion, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in Kennesaw, Georgia.

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The winning $1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket is sold in Florida

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.

August 09, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Lottery forms are shown, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $1.55 billion, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night's drawing.

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Tuesday's Mega Millions now at $1.55 billion, the 3rd-largest in U.S. lottery history

The massive Mega Millions prize now ranks as the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. Mega Millions jackpot winners are rare thanks to odds of 1 in 302.6 million.

August 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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