MILLIONS JACKPOT. IT IS CONTINUING TO RELENTLESSLY RISE. IT HAS HIT A WHOPPING TOTAL. OF $735 MILLION. AND THE PLAYERS WE SPOKE WITH TODAY SAY THAT THEY ARE IN IT TO WIN IT. CHANGE OF LIFE. UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ONE PERSON TO WIN THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT HAS NOW REACHED OVER. $700 MILLION. AND IT HAS SOME PLAYERS GOING WILD. I WANT TO DO WHATEVER, WHATEVER HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST JACKPOTS IN MEGA MILLIONS HISTORY. SET MY WHOLE FAMILY UP FOR LIFE. AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE HAS WON THE PRIZE SINCE DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, IT HASN’T PREVENTED THESE PLAYERS FROM SHOOTING THEIR SHOT AND DAYDREAMING ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH THE GRAND PRIZE GAVE A LOT OF IT AWAY. AND TO MY FAMILY, MY WIFE WOULD TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO AND NOT TO DO, SO I GO WITH HER. AND IF YOU’RE A LUCKY WINNER OUT THERE, YOU CAN GET THAT MONEY IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE WAY IS THROUGH INCREMENTS THAT WILL BE PAID OUT TO YOU OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, AND THE OTHER WOULD BE A CASH PRIZE. RIGHT NOW, IT’S TOTALING AT $356.7 MILLION. NOT A BAD PRICE. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN
Mega Millions jackpot climbs again after no tickets win the grand prize Tuesday night
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb towards the $800 million mark — although it isn’t fairly there.After no ticket matched the six numbers from Tuesday night’s drawing, the jackpot rises to an estimated $792 million ($381.8 million money) for the following drawing, which is on Friday, March 15.The grand prize had been at $735 million when the numbers had been pulled for Tuesday night’s successful numbers. The numbers are for the Tuesday night drawing are: 2, 16, 31, 57, 64 and gold Mega Ball 24While no gamers gained the jackpot in Tuesday night’s drawing, on the Mega Millions web site, officers stated two tickets matched the 5 white balls. That means they win the Mega Millions second-tier prize of $1 million. Those tickets had been bought in Massachusetts and North Carolina.If a ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing, it might be the sixth-largest jackpot within the 22-year historical past of the sport. According to Mega Millions officers, solely 5 jackpots exceeding $1 billion have been larger.Officials stated the jackpot has been rising because it was final gained with two tickets in California on Dec. 8. In its historical past, the Mega Millions has awarded 5 jackpots exceeding $1 billion in 5 completely different states — Florida, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois and Michigan. Tickets are bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 every and in most jurisdictions, gamers can add the Megaplier for a further $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes. The general odds of successful any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, whereas the percentages of successful the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb towards the $800 million mark — although it isn’t fairly there.
After no ticket matched the six numbers from Tuesday night’s drawing, the jackpot rises to an estimated $792 million ($381.8 million money) for the following drawing, which is on Friday, March 15.
The grand prize had been at $735 million when the numbers had been pulled for Tuesday night’s successful numbers. The numbers are for the Tuesday night drawing are:
2, 16, 31, 57, 64 and gold Mega Ball 24
While no gamers gained the jackpot in Tuesday night’s drawing, on the Mega Millions web site, officers stated two tickets matched the 5 white balls. That means they win the Mega Millions second-tier prize of $1 million. Those tickets had been bought in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
If a ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing, it might be the sixth-largest jackpot within the 22-year historical past of the sport. According to Mega Millions officers, solely 5 jackpots exceeding $1 billion have been larger.
Officials stated the jackpot has been rising because it was final gained with two tickets in California on Dec. 8.
In its historical past, the Mega Millions has awarded 5 jackpots exceeding $1 billion in 5 completely different states — Florida, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois and Michigan.
Tickets are bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 every and in most jurisdictions, gamers can add the Megaplier for a further $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.
The general odds of successful any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, whereas the percentages of successful the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
