Mega millions

How to play Mega Millions Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize, ranging from the jackpot down to $2. You can play Mega Millions in 46 localities: 44 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions winning numbers: 20, 22, 39, 54, 60 Mega Ball 18 — 6th-largest Mega Millions jackpot

Between that pot and the Mega Millions lottery prize, which rose from $900 million after Tuesday's winner-less drawing to $970 million on Thursday, there is $1.4 billion up for grabs in the coming drawings — though the odds of winning remain extremely long.  … [Read more...] about Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to $970 Million as Drawing Approaches

In fact, the game became harder to win last October, when a redesign upped the price to $2, NBC News reported. The odds of winning the Mega Millions dropped from 1 in 258.9 million to 1 in 302.6 million, making it more likely that jackpots would rise to astronomical amounts. The redesign also gave players better odds of winning smaller prizes, like $1 million. … [Read more...] about Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1 Billion as Drawing Approaches

People lined up just before 7:45 p.m. in the last moments before the drawing to buy a ticket. One man handed $20 to the cashier and told his friend that she could pay him back later. … [Read more...] about Morgan Hill player gets 5 of 6 Mega Millions numbers; jackpot at $1.6 billion

That would mean a 25 percent chance of no winner. If that happens, it's likely even more combinations would be covered before the next drawing three days later. Officials don't have an estimate on how many tickets would be sold for that potential drawing, and they haven't said how large the estimated prize would be. Could it reach $2 billion? … [Read more...] about Mega Millions, Powerball Prizes Come Down to Math, Long Odds