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Players have a chance to win big this week as America’s dueling jackpots, MEGA MILLIONS® and POWERBALL®, have continued to climb, reaching a combined total of $669 million. On Tuesday afternoon, the MEGA MILLIONS jackpot rose to $522 million; the POWERBALL jackpot rolled to $147 million after Saturday night’s draw. [Read more…] about MEGA MILLIONS® Jackpot Rises to Over Half a Billion
Players have a chance to win big this week as America’s dueling jackpots, MEGA MILLIONS® and POWERBALL®, have continued to climb, reaching a combined total of $659 million. On Monday morning, the MEGA MILLIONS jackpot rose to $512 million; the POWERBALL jackpot rolled to $147 million after Saturday night’s draw. [Read more…] about America’s Dueling Jackpots Rise to Nearly $700 Million
Players have a chance to win big this week as America’s dueling jackpots, MEGA MILLIONS® andPOWERBALL®, have continued to climb, reaching a combined total of $640 million. The MEGA MILLIONS jackpot rolled to $493 million after Friday night’s draw, and the POWERBALL jackpot rolled to $147 million after Saturday night’s draw.
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The Florida Lottery announces that Renae LaPrete, 65, of Lakewood, New Jersey, claimed a $4 million MEGA MILLIONS® prize from the drawing held on Friday, June 29, 2018. The winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers, but did not match the Mega Ball.
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Players have a chance to win big this week as America’s dueling jackpots, POWERBALL® and MEGA MILLIONS®, have continued to climb, reaching a combined total of $485 million. The MEGA MILLIONS jackpot rolled to $375 million after Friday night’s draw, and the POWERBALL jackpot rolled to $110 million after Saturday night’s draw. [Read more…] about America’s Rising Jackpots Offer Double the Chances to Win Big This Week
The MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot has been rolling since May 8, resulting in an estimated $306 million jackpot for the Tuesday, July 10, drawing. Florida players have the chance to become the state’s third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner by purchasing a $2 ticket at any of the more than 13,000 Lottery retailers across the state. [Read more…] about MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot climbs to $3 million
The MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot has been rolling since May 8, resulting in an estimated $283 million jackpot for the Friday, July 6, drawing. Florida players have the chance to become the state’s third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner by purchasing a $2 ticket at any of the more than 13,000 Lottery retailers across the state. [Read more…] about MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot grows to $283 million
The Florida Lottery announces that Waleska Fernandez, 55, of Panama City Beach, claimed a $4 million MEGA MILLIONS® prize from the drawing held on Friday, May 4, 2018. The winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers, but did not match the Mega Ball.
Fernandez purchased her winning ticket at Publix, located at 11240 Panama Beach Parkway in Panama City. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus commission for selling the jackpot-winning ticket. Total ticket sales for this series of MEGA MILLIONS® rollovers generated more than $7.5 million for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).
Since joining MEGA MILLIONS in 2013, the game has generated more than $294 million for education, and has awarded more than $296 million in prizes to 38.6 million players. The next MEGA MILLIONS drawing will be held Tuesday, May 15, at 11:00 p.m. ET with an estimated $50 million jackpot.
The MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot has continued to roll since January 5, resulting in an estimated $521 million jackpot for the Friday, March 30, drawing. Florida players have a chance to become the state’s third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner by purchasing a $2 ticket at any of the more than 13,000 Lottery retailers statewide.
In addition to the jackpot prize, players can win lower-tier prizes ranging from $2 to $5 million by matching any of the non-jackpot-winning combinations. There have been more than one million Florida MEGA MILLIONS winners in this series of rollovers, winning more than $8.6 million in prizes.
Since joining the multi-state MEGA MILLIONS game in 2013, Florida has had more than 39.9 million winning tickets totaling more than $587.3 million in prizes.Additionally, the game has generated more than $363 million for Florida students and schools.
Jackpot prize winners have the option to receive their winnings in 30 annual installments or as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $317.2 million. Jackpot prizes must be claimed within 60 days of the winning jackpot draw to receive the cash option. Winners have 180 days from the applicable drawing to claim their prize.
Tickets must be purchased by 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday to be eligible for the 11:00 p.m. ET drawing. MEGA MILLIONS drawings are broadcast on 17 Lottery carrier stations throughout the state. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Florida Lottery website, flalottery.com. Winning numbers can be found at retailers statewide, on the Lottery’s website and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.
The MEGA MILLIONS® jackpot has continued to roll since January 5, resulting in an estimated $502 million jackpot for the Friday, March 30, drawing. Florida players have a chance to become the state’s third MEGA MILLIONS jackpot winner by purchasing a $2 ticket at any of the more than 13,000 Lottery retailers statewide.
In addition to the jackpot prize, players can win lower-tier prizes ranging from $2 to $5 million by matching any of the non-jackpot-winning combinations. There have been more than one million Florida MEGA MILLIONS winners in this series of rollovers, winning more than $8.6 million in prizes.
Since joining the multi-state MEGA MILLIONS game in 2013, Florida has had more than 39.9 million winning tickets totaling more than $587.3 million in prizes. Additionally, the game has generated more than $363 million for Florida students and schools.
Jackpot prize winners have the option to receive their winnings in 30 annual installments or as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $301 million. Jackpot prizes must be claimed within 60 days of the winning jackpot draw to receive the cash option. Winners have 180 days from the applicable drawing to claim their prize.
Tickets must be purchased by 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday to be eligible for the 11:00 p.m. ET drawing. MEGA MILLIONS drawings are broadcast on 17 Lottery carrier stations throughout the state. Drawings are also available for viewing on the Florida Lottery website. Winning numbers can be found at retailers statewide, on the Lottery’s website and by phone at (850) 921-PLAY.
