Lottery

A few lottery players in Illinois and Indiana woke up a whole lot richer on Saturday — thanks to Friday’s Mega Millions drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $944 million after another drawing without a big winner Friday night.

An $862 million Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs Friday night, giving a lucky player the chance to stuff tons of stockings this holiday season.

The cost of a Mega Millions ticket will soon more than double – a move that lottery officials insist will come with better odds.

Whatever your thoughts are on the spooky number 13, a strange coincidence in this week’s Mega Millions jackpot raised eyebrows.

“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Jerry Hicks said.

One lucky lotto player in the U.S. won a whopping $800 Mega Millions jackpot after matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday night.

One lucky lotto player in the U.S. won a whopping $800 Mega Millions jackpot after matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday night.

A last-minute gift turned into a big lottery win for a suburban Chicago family — and now they’re planning to use their winnings to fulfill a longtime dream.

A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket.

A suburban Chicago woman won $1 million on a lottery scratch-off she recently purchased at an Illinois Walmart — only this lottery ticket was extra special and she believes there was more behind how it ended up in her hands.

A suburban Chicago woman won $1 million on a lottery scratch-off she recently purchased at an Illinois Walmart — only this lottery ticket was extra special and she believes there was more behind how it ended up in her hands.

The lucky Illinois Lottery player who scored a $552 million Mega Millions jackpot prize last week has come forward and claimed their prize, according to officials.

An Illinois lottery player won a massive $552 million jackpot prize this week, but unlike some of the state’s previous big prizes, there was no store listed for the winning sale.

An Illinois resident wakes up to a life-changing $560 million windfall after their Mega Millions ticket matches all six numbers.

A $560 million winning Mega Millions ticket has been sold in Illinois, lottery officials announced Wednesday.

The growing Powerball jackpot. No one matched all the winning numbers last night making it worth more than one billion dollars.

The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $865 million — making it one of the largest Powerball prizes ever ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.

The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion.

Are you feeling lottery fever yet? The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to climb. Patrick Fazio reports.