MEGA MILLIONS

“He goes to the store, picks them up, and brings them over when he comes back home,” the woman said.

Over a month after a winning ticket was announced, the winner of the fourth-highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history collected their winnings.

The mysterious winner of the Mega Millions came forward to collect their $1.35 billion jackpot. The winner chose to collect the cash option through a limited liability company.

The winner, who overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million in a drawing on Friday the 13th, chose to collect the cash option.

The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to collect the prize.

The woman’s $2 ticket beat odds of 1 in 12.6 million, according to the Mega Millions game page on the North Carolina lottery website.

The jackpot would be the ninth-largest in U.S. lottery history.

A ticket sold at a Riverside Stater Bros. and another at a Chevron gas station in Burlingame matched 5 numbers, but not the mega.

The $2 ticket matched all five white balls, beating odds of 1 in 12.6 million, NC lottery officials said.

Someone won the $1.35 billion jackpot from a ticket purchased in Maine. While winning the lottery can change your life, here are the downsides.

You're more likely to win Powerball's lesser prizes, which can total up to $2 million.

The winner, whose name is not yet known, overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot.

A single winning ticket for the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Maine on Friday, the second lottery prize in the billions to be won in about a two-month span.

Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

It marks the fourth largest lottery jackpot ever, and the second largest in Mega Millions history.

You're more likely to win millions instead of billions in the Mega Millions jackpot draw.

Mega Millions players will have another chance to end months of losing and finally win a jackpot that has grown to $1.35 billion.

The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.

What would you do with a $1 billion payday? If you're hearing that question more these days, it's because huge jackpots like the Mega Millions aren't as rare as they once were.

The tax issues that the person who might come into a $1.3 billion windfall tonight will have to think about are probably pretty different from their previous tax concerns.

As the Mega Millions jackpot sits at $1.35 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing, a past Iowa Powerball winner and a Vermont psychologist weigh in, saying game should be played for fun only.

Thinking of lining up at the mini-mart for a shot at a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

As players buy Mega Millions tickets ahead of Friday night’s drawing, lottery officials throughout the country say that every year players miss out on millions of dollars in prizes they either don’t realize they have won or decline to cash in, figuring the trouble isn't worth a small payoff. People nearly always show up for the biggest prizes, but million-dollar payoffs have been waiting for months to be claimed in Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and Washington state. “Millions of dollars in California Lottery prize money go unclaimed each year — something I don’t think a lot of people realize,” said Carolyn Becker, a deputy director of the California Lottery.

Winning the lottery is actually a curse? It has been the case for many winners.

The Mega Millions' estimated jackpot has increased to a total of $1.35 billion — the second-largest jackpot in the game's history, officials say.

Some Twitter users calculated what the value of the Mega Millions jackpot would be after tax — the results are disappointing for winners but good news for the IRS.

No one took home the big jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, but two people in Florida woke up richer.

The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery's latest giant jackpot. The prize for the next drawing is Friday night.

The $1.35 billion is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever and could grow as more and more people gobble up tickets for Friday night's drawing.

The lottery jackpot was an estimated $1.1 billion for Tuesday's drawing - the third largest Mega Millions ever.

The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot.

This marks the fifth largest lottery jackpot ever and the third largest in Mega Millions history.

“Of course, we never thought we’d win this big,” one of the winners from November said in a Jan. 10 Facebook post from the Idaho Lottery.

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350. Feeling lucky?

Where you live can be the difference of $120 million in Mega Millions jackpot winnings.

After nearly three months of lottery losing, will someone finally break the trend and win a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

While winning can make you a target for people seeking to benefit from your newfound wealth, there are ways to minimize the requests for money.

An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing has people lined up at convenience stores across the country to buy tickets.

The multi-state lottery has failed to produce a winner in nearly three months.

No one won the estimated $940 million jackpot Friday, pushing the lottery prize to the third-largest Mega Millions in U.S. history ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night.

The Mega Millions jackpot is approaching $1 billion. Here's how to win and when the next lottery drawing happens.

The numbers have been drawn for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot — which is estimated at a whopping $940 million, with a cash option of $486 million.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is nearing $1 billion. This comes a couple months after a $2 billion Powerball lotto jackpot.

Lottery players whose numbers didn't hit or who forgot to even buy a ticket will have another shot at a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions prize.

Friday night’s Mega Millions Jackpot is flirting with $1 billion at $940 million. A portion of the money from the lottery goes to education.

Call it the Golden Age of lottery jackpots.

It's the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the Mega Millions game and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

It's the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the Mega Millions game and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing Tuesday resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner

Friday night's grand prize will be at least an estimated $940 million, Mega Millions says. And that number could grow if enough tickets are purchased.

The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner.

If the winner were to take the lump-sum cash option of $403.8 million, the federal tax withholding would be $96.9 million — and more likely would be owed.

There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the Mega Millions prize to roll over and keep growing.

There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the Mega Millions prize to roll over and keep growing.

An estimated $785 million Mega Millions jackpot will give lottery players a chance to start the new year with a lucrative bang.

The prize has rolled over 22 times since October.

There is still a chance to start 2023 as a multi-millionaire.

The first Mega Millions drawing of 2023 will be a big one. The jackpot grew to a whopping $785 million after there was no winning ticket in Friday night's drawing.

After no ticket matched the six numbers drawn Friday, the $785 million jackpot will proceed to the next ticket drawing Tuesday.

No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.

The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot.

While winning a huge amount of money can be exciting, it also comes with stress, experts say. Here's what to do if beat the odds and win $640 million.

Lottery players will have a chance to ring in the New Year with a $685 million bonus in their bank account as a drawing is held in the Mega Millions game.

A giant Mega Millions jackpot has grown larger to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner.

Someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery Tuesday, but that jackpot wouldn't even rank in the top 10 as the prizes have grown bigger in recent years.

As of late Monday, lottery officials estimate Tuesday's Mega Millions prize at $565 million — or more than $293 million if delivered in cash.

The holiday shopping season — for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least — is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars.

Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot -- the 11th largest in the lottery’s history -- could turn into the perfect early Christmas present for someone.

The record lottery jackpot was an estimated $1.9 billion with a cash option of $929.1 million for Monday's drawing.

Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you're more likely to land than big bucks.

Among other to-dos, the winner should hire a trusted lawyer and financial advisor as soon as they can, an NC Education Lottery official says.

A winning lottery ticket worth a share of a $494 million Mega Millions jackpot was purchased in a southwest Florida city hammered by Hurricane Ian late last month.

If you beat the odds stacked against hitting the jackpot, there are some key things to do — and not do — right out of the gate.

They didn’t hit the big jackpot, but five Mega Millions players in Florida still managed to win at least $1 million from the Friday drawing.

A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot got even larger as officials raised the massive prize to $1.28 billion on Friday, just hours before the drawing.

There’s more than a billion dollars on the line for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing.

After handing out 99 lottery tickets to excited listeners last week, 99.9 Gator Country was at it once again Friday hoping to help one of its loyal listeners hit the jackpot.

You bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket and have been dreaming of how you’ll spend $1.28 billion.

At over $1 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is among the largest lottery prizes ever up for grabs.

One of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes has grown a little bigger as the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.1 billion.

Now that the Mega Millions lottery jackpot has topped $1 billion, plenty of people who rarely play the game are considering risking $2 or joining an office pool in hopes of an immense payoff.

Lottery players will be gripping their tickets tightly ahead of the upcoming Mega Millions drawing with an estimated $830 million prize on the line.

A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers and won the top prize.

The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, but will it be you.

With Mega Millions fever sweeping the country, lottery pools are flooding offices nationwide. But before you either chip in or organize an office pool, here are some do's and don'ts to consider.

Is $810 million worth $2.

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s fourth largest jackpot.

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot.

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot.

He purchased the winning Quick Pick ticket at Winn-Dixie, located at 6060-10 Fort Caroline Road in Jacksonville.

In this Feb. 26, 2021, photo provided by the Michigan Lottery, attorney Kurt Panouses poses with a check on behalf of the winners of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Lansing, Mich. Four people in a suburban Detroit lottery club have won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot and will share $557 million after taxes. (Michigan Lottery via AP)DETROIT – A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. The $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)DES MOINES, Iowa – Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.

A patron, who did not want to give his name, uses the lottery ticket vending kiosk at a Smoker Friendly store to purchase tickets for the Mega Millions lottery drawing, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Cranberry Township, Pa. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Just who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.

The Powerball jackpot is the fifth-largest ever, and it will come only a day after nobody won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Such a long stretch without a winner is rare but also reflects the incredibly small odds of winning — one in 292.2 million for Powerball and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

If somehow you manage to take home the grand prize in both Mega Millions and Powerball, that’s a nearly $1.6 billion jackpot. If you choose to take the cash option -- you’re looking at a cool $1.1 billion or so. The Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing is the second-largest prize in the game’s history. The world record Powerball jackpot is the $1.586 billion drawing on Jan. 13, 2016, and the current Mega Millions record of $1.537 billion was drawn on Oct. 23, 2018. The jackpots listed by the lotteries are for winners who opt to be paid through an annuity over 30 years.

If a lottery player strikes big in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot ever in the United States. No one beat the odds in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so that jackpot grew to an estimated $850 million. It's been nearly two years since a lottery jackpot has grown so large. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Going into Saturday, there was over $1 billion total up for grabs between Saturday’s Powerball drawing and the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday. I would put a down payment on a house, if not pay for the whole house, I guess with that amount of money.”The Mega Millions jackpot is at $850 million before taxes, while the Powerball jackpot was at $640 million. There are many things that a person can buy, like a private island to party or just take a quick vacation. Or if you love Shad Khan’s yacht, you could buy one just like it for $200 million. It just costs you a couple dollars.”There are a million and one people things you can do if you win the jackpot, but the biggest problem would probably be saving money as a new millionaire.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, a customer shows off a Mega Millions lottery ticket after purchasing it, in Orlando, Fla. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday night, when a $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Two lottery jackpots, the Mega Millions and Powerball, are each holding prize winnings for more than half a billion dollars. The Mega Millions stands at $750 million making it the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The largest-ever was when a ticket holder won more than $1.5 billion in South Carolina in 2019. With two life-changing prizes at stake again, people across the country are buying a ticket for a chance to win. The Powerball drawing is Saturday and the Mega Millions is Friday.