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Mega Millions Lottery Winner Must Share Jackpot With His Ex-Wife, Court Rules

Mega Millions Lottery Winner Must Share Jackpot With His Ex-Wife, Court Rules

A Michigan man learned that hard way that it’s best to finalize your divorce before winning a huge lottery jackpot, MSN reports. An arbitrator ruled that he must share the bounty with his ex-wife since the two were married at the time he bought the ticket. In almost every divorce, the two sides — typically […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In California, Single Winner To Pocket Half A Billion Dollars

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In California, Single Winner To Pocket Half A Billion Dollars

Only one ticket matched the five numbers and Mega Ball required to win the Mega Millions jackpot, meaning that one lucky California player will pocket around half a billion dollars before taxes, Yahoo News reports. The advertised jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was $530 million, after several draws where no one matched the winning […]

5y ago

How To Increase Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions (Or Powerball) Jackpot

How To Increase Your Odds Of Winning The Mega Millions (Or Powerball) Jackpot

The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $475 million after no one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball required to win the jackpot, as reported Saturday by The Inquisitr. You may be wondering if there’s anything you can do to increase your odds of winning, and as it turns out, there are, […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $475 Million, Powerball Jackpot Not Far Behind At $350 Million

Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $475 Million, Powerball Jackpot Not Far Behind At $350 Million

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to just shy of half a billion dollars, hitting the $475 million mark after no winners matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball required to win the staggering jackpot, Yahoo News reports. Meanwhile, another multi-state lottery game with boffo jackpots, the Powerball game, is not far behind, with […]

5y ago

Mike Weirsky Won $273 Million Lottery Jackpot After Good Samaritan Returned The Tickets He Forgot At The Store

Mike Weirsky Won $273 Million Lottery Jackpot After Good Samaritan Returned The Tickets He Forgot At The Store

Mike Weirsky nearly gave away $273 million to a complete stranger, but a good Samaritan saved the day. The unemployed New Jersey man won last week’s Mega Millions jackpot after buying the winning ticket at a store in Phillipsburg, WSET reported. It almost never came to be, however, as Weirsky was preoccupied on his phone […]

5y ago

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Will Reach $321 Million For Christmas Day Drawing

Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Will Reach $321 Million For Christmas Day Drawing

Someone could be getting one incredible Christmas gift this year — more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot will reach $321 million for the Christmas Day drawing, with a long streak of no winners tipping the jackpot back to enormous levels. As USA Today noted, the drawing on Friday […]

6y ago

Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Return To Normal After Big Winners Named

Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Return To Normal After Big Winners Named

After offering two of the largest lottery jackpots in history within a week of each other, the nationwide Mega Millions and Powerball games returned to “normal” this week. On Saturday, two tickets, one in Iowa and one in New York, shared the Powerball winning jackpot of $687.8 million with a cash payout of $396.2 million. […]

6y ago

People Buying Lottery Tickets Will Typically Fall Into One Of These Ten Categories

People Buying Lottery Tickets Will Typically Fall Into One Of These Ten Categories

This week’s Mega Millions $1.5 billion jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in the history of the world, brought the lottery into the national consciousness with levels of hysteria rarely seen. The lottery is a psychological game just as much as a probabilistic one, and nearly half of American adults will play the lottery each year, […]

6y ago

Here’s How People Convince Themselves That They’re Going To Win The Lottery, Like Mega Millions Or Powerball

Here’s How People Convince Themselves That They’re Going To Win The Lottery, Like Mega Millions Or Powerball

With the Powerball jackpot already estimated to be three quarters of a billion dollars, and with a $1.6 billion Mega Millions ticket just having been sold in South Carolina a few days ago, Americans are in the midst of lottery fever. And while we all know, at least in our heart of hearts, that we’re […]

6y ago

Here’s How You Should Treat Your Lottery Winnings, According To An Economist

Here’s How You Should Treat Your Lottery Winnings, According To An Economist

The bad news is that the Mega Millions jackpot of over $1.5 billion has already been won. The good news is that the Powerball windfall of $750 and growing, is still up for grabs. Somebody is going to win it. So it might as well be you. That said, according to an economist writing for […]

6y ago

Owner Of Gas Station That Sold Winning Mega Millions Tickets Plans To Split $50,000 Bonus With Staff

Owner Of Gas Station That Sold Winning Mega Millions Tickets Plans To Split $50,000 Bonus With Staff

The owner of the convenience store in South Carolina that sold the $1.5 billion winning lottery ticket said he wants to share part of his $50,000 bonus with his employees. CJ Patel, who claims he has no clue who bought the winning ticket for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, also said he planned on sharing […]

6y ago

JuJu Smith-Schuster Prayed For Mega Millions Win To Bring Le’Veon Bell Back

JuJu Smith-Schuster Prayed For Mega Millions Win To Bring Le’Veon Bell Back

The Pittsburgh Steelers might have been looking forward to enjoying a Week 8 return to the gridiron for Le’Veon Bell had JuJu Smith-Schuster come up with the numbers drawn for the $1.6 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, October 23. Unfortunately, the dozens of tickets he purchased were as good as garbage, and so […]

6y ago

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In South Carolina, Identity Of $1.6 Billion Winner Remains Unknown

Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In South Carolina, Identity Of $1.6 Billion Winner Remains Unknown

Lottery officials confirmed on Wednesday morning that one winning Mega Millions ticket worth over $1.5 billion was sold in South Carolina. According to ABC News, Tuesday night’s jackpot easily became the highest ever Mega Millions prize in history, beating the previous record of $656 million set in March 2012. The prize of $1.537 billion, however, […]

6y ago

Did Anyone Win The $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Prize? The Jackpot Set To Hit $2 Billion If No One Wins

Did Anyone Win The $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Prize? The Jackpot Set To Hit $2 Billion If No One Wins

Did anyone win the Mega Millions $1.6 million prize? After Tuesday’s drawing, millions of Americans who bought tickets are trying to find out if anyone matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball — and they may have to wait just a little bit. Lottery officials generally do not announce until early the next day […]

6y ago

Mega Millions October 23 Winning Numbers: Find Out If You’re The Lucky $1.6 Billion Winner

Mega Millions October 23 Winning Numbers: Find Out If You’re The Lucky $1.6 Billion Winner

The Mega Million winning numbers for October 23 are in, and America will likely have a new billionaire. The jackpot for the multi-state lottery soared to an all-time record of $1.6 billion after last Friday’s $1 billion jackpot came and went with no winner. The enormous jackpot has led to record ticket sales in a […]

6y ago

Mega Millions Drawing For $1.6 Billion — Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout Amount

Mega Millions Drawing For $1.6 Billion — Date And Time Of Next Drawing, Odds Of Winning, Payout Amount

Mega Millions mania has taken over the country — and it’s not had to see why. On Tuesday night, the historically large jackpot of $1.6 billion could very well be yours, if you have your tickets in hand and match all five winning numbers — along with the Mega Ball. While it’s possible to check […]

6y ago

You’re Better Off Not Picking Your Own Mega Millions Numbers, Experts Say

You’re Better Off Not Picking Your Own Mega Millions Numbers, Experts Say

A Florida lottery winner and author says that you can increase your chances of winning the Mega Millions (or Powerball) by asking for a randomly-generated “quick pick” rather than by picking your own numbers, The Ann Arbor News reports. The Mega Millions jackpot is now in uncharted territory, with Tuesday’s jackpot estimated to be in […]

6y ago

How Late Can You Buy Mega Millions Tickets? Find The Cutoff Time For Every State

How Late Can You Buy Mega Millions Tickets? Find The Cutoff Time For Every State

Scores of prospective billionaires will be looking to buy Mega Millions tickets with the hope of winning the enormous $1.6 billion prize, but those who work late or have other evening obligations could be in risk of missing the cutoff time for ticket sales if they’re not careful. Tuesday’s jackpot for the multi-state lottery is […]

6y ago

National Lottery Jackpots Top $2.2 Billion In Mega Millions And Powerball Combined For Upcoming Drawings

National Lottery Jackpots Top $2.2 Billion In Mega Millions And Powerball Combined For Upcoming Drawings

Despite incredible ticket sales of more than 370 million for both national lottery games, not a single ticket matched the winning number combination for either Mega Millions or Powerball this weekend, according to Lotto Report, As a result, more than $2.2 billion is up for grabs in the two drawings coming up on October 23 […]

6y ago

Jackpot Continues To Soar: Here’s How Lottery Tickets Shaped Our History

Jackpot Continues To Soar: Here’s How Lottery Tickets Shaped Our History

The Powerball and Mega Million’s jackpot have swelled to an unbelievable $2 billion after there were no winners this weekend, CNN reports. At this point, just about everyone in the U.S. is rushing out to purchase a lottery ticket or two with the hopes of winning big. According to History, lottery tickets have played a […]

6y ago

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