Lottery

A single ticket sold in California won Friday’s $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the lottery announced Saturday morning.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states that do not participate in this lottery are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Larger payouts attract more media attention, increase ticket sales and bring in new players.

While Mega Millions mania remains heightened for Friday’s highly anticipated drawing, it was a Powerball play that brought a suburban lottery player a big win.

Depending on where you live, you could miss out on $125 million of your winnings due to state taxes.

There was no jackpot winner on Christmas Eve, raising the pot to $1.15 billion for the Friday drawing.

The jackpot has been growing for more than three months.

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.