Lottery

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.

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

Depending on where you live, you could miss out on $125 million of your winnings due to state taxes.

There was no jackpot winner on Christmas Eve, raising the pot to $1.15 billion for the Friday drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion. Photojournalist Alex Vasquez captured the excitement of some players, hoping they have purchased the winning ticket. 

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.

“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Jerry Hicks said.

A Mega Millions ticket worth more than a half-million dollars was sold at an Antelope Valley checking cashing business.

NBC Los Angeles’ I-Team has found some stores have sold more winning lottery tickets than others. The I-Team’s Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Deadlines are approaching for two lucky lottery players who bought tickets worth $2 million apiece in Southern California.

Orange County has its second big lottery winner in just a few days after someone bought a jackpot winning ticket at a Ralphs in Dana Point.

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in tonight’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery was sold at a liquor store in La Palma and is worth $415,055, the California Lottery announced.

A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket.

Someone who bought a lottery ticket at a West Covina liquor store was just one number away from winning the ninth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.

Someone bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Chino Hills worth $508,408 after Friday night’s drawing.

It wasn’t the jackpot, but a ticket sold in Anaheim was among the luckiest tickets on Earth.

Draws for the $1.23 billion Powerball prize will take place Saturday night. Here is data that may up your chances. The I-Team’s Lolita Lopez reports on April 5, 2024.

The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $865 million — making it one of the largest Powerball prizes ever ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.