By Marcy de Luna Updated 11:11 am CST, Tuesday, December 25, 2018 The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $321 million dollars. There's still time to play. (Photo: John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union) >>> Click through to see the Top 25 richest people in the world. less The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $321 million dollars. There's still time to play. (Photo: John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union) >>> Click through to see the Top 25 richest ... more Photo: John Carl D'Annibale, Albany Times Union Photo: John Carl D'Annibale, Albany Times Union Image 1 of / 52 Caption Close Image 1 of 52 The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $321 million dollars. There's still time to play. (Photo: John Carl … [Read more...] about Get your tickets now: Christmas Mega Millions jackpot stands at $321 million
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Mega Millions Christmas jackpot tops $320 million; Powerball hits $294 million
This could be a very memorable Christmas for some lucky lottery ticket holder. The jackpot for matching every number in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing has now reached a total of $321 million. CBS Boston reports the cash option is worth an estimated $193.7 million.Prize money is also piling up for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $294 million with a cash option of $177.6 million. No one has won either jackpot since October. The last Mega Millions jackpot hit was a $1.5 billion-winning ticket sold in South Carolina. The winner's identity is still a mystery. Whoever holds the winning ticket has until April to come forward and claim the big prize. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions Christmas jackpot tops $320 million; Powerball hits $294 million
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $321 Million for Christmas Night Drawing
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever offered on Christmas Day will be on tap for Tuesday night's drawing. With no winners in Friday's drawing, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $321 million. The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash options, which would be $193.7 million. Lottery officials said since the game began in 2002, drawings have landed on Dec. 25 four times, the last time being in 2015. And while a Christmas Day drawing has not yet produced a jackpot winner, seven Mega Millions jackpots have been won in the drawings held days before and after Christmas, including the third largest jackpot in the history of the game – $648 million – on December 17, 2013. The chance of matching all six numbers and winning the top prize is 1 in 302.5 million. Jackpot! Biggest Lottery Wins in US History Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $321 Million for Christmas Night Drawing
Mega Millions winning numbers: 13, 16, 22, 32, 69 and Mega Ball 9
New York — Get your tickets out, you could be the next Mega Millions winner if you matched all six numbers. Tuesday's jackpot is an estimated $284 million. The estimated cash value is $167 million. You must match all five white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to claim total victory.Mega Millions winning numbers13, 16, 22, 32, 69 and Mega Ball 9Megaplier 3xTaking the jackpot's cash value is an option favored by most winners. Otherwise, the jackpot is doled out over 29 years. If nobody matches Tuesday's numbers, the next Mega Millions drawing will be Friday night.A person in South Carolina won a record $1.5 billion jackpot this fall. It was sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in the northwest part of the state. The drawing took place Oct. 23, and state lottery officials said the winner has not yet stepped forward.Mega Millions tickets are $2 and are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Officials say the previous record Mega Millions jackpot was … [Read more...] about Mega Millions winning numbers: 13, 16, 22, 32, 69 and Mega Ball 9
Mega Millions jackpot winner has not claimed $1.5 billion prize weeks after drawing
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- The winner of a massive $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot has yet to come claim the prize weeks after the drawing, CBS Columbia affiliate WLTX reports. One winning ticket for the jackpot was sold in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in the northwest part of the state. The drawing took place on October 23, and state lottery officials told WLTX there is no word yet on the winner. South Carolina lottery officials previously said the winner has 180 days to claim the prize and that they can stay anonymous. The retailer that sold the ticket gets a $50,000 cut once the prize is claimed. The winning ticket had to match all five white balls in the October 23 drawing as well as the yellow Mega Ball to claim the jackpot. The winning numbers were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. The jackpot had been soaring since July, when a group of office workers in California won $543 million. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions jackpot winner has not claimed $1.5 billion prize weeks after drawing