Category: millions

Attention Turns to Mega Millions After California Store Sells Winning Powerball Ticket

Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Friday after a ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold for the Powerball lottery. Here’s a look at how this drawing compares to other jackpots and why these winnings have become so high. How Does This Latest Mega Millions Jackpot…


No Winner in Tuesday’s Mega Millions Drawing. Jackpot Reaches $720 Million

ST. LOUIS—The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $720 million after no winning ticket was sold—again. It’s now one of two national lotteries with enormous jackpots but equally enormous odds against winning them. No ticket for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing matched the white balls 19, 22, 31, 37, 54 and the gold Mega…


Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $640 Million, Among Highest in Lottery Game’s History

The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15. The estimated $640 million jackpot in the next drawing would only be distributed to…


New Mega Millions Jackpot of $1.35 Billion Is Game’s 2nd Highest

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Tuesday night were: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, and gold Mega Ball 9. The new jackpot drawing on Friday night will be another milestone in the…


Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $1.1 Billion After No Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa—Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a big winner. No one hit all six numbers and won the estimated $940 million jackpot, pushing the lottery prize to an estimated $1.1 billion ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. The prize is now the third-largest in U.S. history. The numbers drawn late Friday…


Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $940 Million After No Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner. The numbers drawn late Tuesday were: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and gold Mega Ball 18. The next drawing is scheduled to be held Friday night. The new…


Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $785 Millions After No Big Winner

The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one as no one won Friday night’s estimated $685 million jackpot. The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Mega Millions said in…


Mega Millions Jackpot up to $640 Millions After No Big Winner

DES MOINES, Iowa—A giant Mega Millions jackpot grew larger Wednesday to an estimated $640 million after another drawing without a winner. No one won the lottery game’s top prize Tuesday night, making it 21 straight drawings without anyone matching all six numbers. The next drawing will be Friday night. The huge jackpot comes less than…


Mega Millions Hits $565 Millions but Prize Isn’t Even in the Top 10

OMAHA, Neb.—Someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery Tuesday, but that jackpot wouldn’t even rank in the top 10 as the prizes have grown bigger in recent years. The current Mega Millions has been building since Oct. 14 as 20 drawings passed without a winner, but the estimated…


Senior Manager of Russia’s Novatek Arrested in US on Tax Charges

MOSCOW—Mark Gyetvay, a deputy head of Russian natural gas producer Novatek, has been arrested in the United States on tax charges related to $93 million hidden in offshore accounts, the Department of Justice said on Thursday. It said a federal grand jury in Fort Myers, Florida, returned an indictment on Wednesday charging Gyetvay, a Florida…