Mega Millions

A Mega Millions ticket purchased in Illinois claimed a $344 million jackpot earlier this week, but how long does the winner have to come forward?

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $349 million was sold in Cortland, Illinois. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

A lucky Illinois lottery player just hit the Mega Millions jackpot.

Luck recently arrived for one Illinois Lottery player.

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

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

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.

If you’re dreaming of a lucky Christmas, hope is still alive as the Mega Millions drawing nears Friday, with the jackpot surpassing $1 billion.

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

Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets.

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

A lucky lottery player could see a Mega Millions Christmas miracle.

The jackpot has been growing for more than three months.

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.

As the Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb, all eyes are shifting to the next drawing and its $825 million estimated jackpot. Mega Millions is a lottery game costing $2 per play where players pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and a one gold Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. If a player doesn’t want to pick the…

The Mega Millions jackpot this holiday season just got bigger, with $825 million now on the line.

Dreaming of a green Christmas? Check your Mega Millions ticket to see if you have the winning numbers from Friday’s drawing.

Someone could potentially add hundreds of millions to their bank account while taking advantage of Black Friday sales and savoring some leftover turkey this year.

The cost of a Mega Millions lottery ticket will soon more than double.