Mega Millions
Mega Millions Jackpot At $30M, Naperville Player Came Close
No one matched all the winning numbers in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing and the estimated grand prize for the multi-state lottery grew to $30 million.
2 More Co-Workers Sue After Being Excluded From Lottery Jackpot
Two more been two more lawsuits filed by workers at a bakery in south suburban Chicago Heights, claiming a share of a Mega Millions lottery prize.
Co-Workers Claim They Are Being Excluded From Mega Millions Jackpot
No one has officially come forward yet to claim a $118 million jackpot on a lottery ticket sold at a Glenwood gas station two weeks ago, but there is already a legal fight over the money.
$118M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In South Suburb
A Mega Millions game player who bought their ticket for Friday night’s drawing at a south suburban gas station is $118 million richer this morning.
Elgin Woman Faces Charges For Trying To Scam Mega Millions Lottery
An Elgin woman faces more charges for allegedly trying to cash an altered lottery ticket worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Downstate Couple Comes Forward As Mega Millions Winners
She giggled for four hours. That’s what an Illinois woman did, after her husband told her they won a share of the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Record Lottery Sales Net Illinois Schools $31.5M
Illinois schools were also big winners in last week’s record Mega Millions game, hauling in more than $30 million as a result of record Lottery sales.
Mega Millions Numbers Drawn; Illinois Store Sells 1 of 3 Grand-Prize Tickets
Lottery ticket-holders in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland each selected the winning numbers for the world record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot. Twelve second-place tickets also were sold in the Land of Lincoln.
Darn The Luck! Lottery Website Crashes During Mega Millions Fever
The website was down from about 3:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. There was a notice telling visitors about the technical issues and to check back shortly.
Mega Millions Jackpot: What Are The Lucky Numbers?
With a more than half billion dollars at stake, you need to take a harder look at the numbers.
Mega Millions Fever Strikes Chicago As Jackpot Hits $640M
The Mega Millions drawing coming Friday night is the biggest lottery jackpot ever, in the entire world, and you still have a shot at winning it.
Mega Millions Jackpot At $540 Million: What To Do With All That Loot?
The massive Mega Millions jackpot now stands at $540 million–the biggest for any lottery ever. But what should you do with all that loot?
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $500 Million
The mega jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions lottery game is now up to a world record $500-million dollars.
$363M Mega Millions Jackpot Has People Dreaming
The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery drawing Tuesday night has swelled to $363 million, and that has a lot of people dreaming.
Hundreds Buy Lottery Tickets Online On First Day Of Internet Sales
Illinois became a pioneer Sunday as the first state in the country to offer them online.
Mega Millions Rolls Over Again, Jackpot At $356M
All the Mega Millions players who’ve spent the past few days dreaming of how they would spend nearly $300 million now will have to start dreaming about what they would do with more than $350 million.
Mega Millions Rolls Over, Jackpot At $241M
The Mega Millions lottery has rolled over again. The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing was $200 million, but no one had the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Eve, and the next drawing, set for Tuesday, will be worth an estimated $241 million.
Mega Millions Rolls Over, Jackpot At $171M
No one matched all the numbers drawn in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot increased from $148 million to an estimated $171 million.
Mega Millions Rolls Over, Jackpot At $127M
It’s been more than a month since anyone playing the Mega Millions has matched all the numbers drawn, to collect the multi-state lottery’s grand prize and that didn’t change Friday night, though a couple area players came close.
Mega Millions Rolls Over, Jackpot At $51 Million
Everyone’s attentions may be turned to the $325 million Powerball jackpot, but the growing grand prize for the Mega Millions lottery isn’t anything to scoff at.
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