A $2 Mega Millions ticket made one lucky winner a billionaire this holiday season. Like they say in the lottery world, “it could happen to you.” On Christmas Eve 2024, the jackpot hit $1 billion.

The winner is taking home the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history. The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been sold in California, with the winner set to take ...

There's still time to become a billionaire in 2024. As we quickly approach the end of the year, a Mega Millions player could celebrate their new year early with a massive win. Friday's Mega ...

Dec 28 (Reuters) - A Mega Millions ticket holder in California woke up much richer on Saturday after they matched all six numbers in the lottery hours before to win an estimated $1.3 billion ...

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With only two more drawings in 2024, Mega Millions is on track to complete a second consecutive year with a very unusual jackpot roll pattern: The jackpot has been won only three times so far in ...

NBC News' George Solis reports on the latest estimate of the Mega Millions jackpot and how it ranks among previous amounts.Dec. 27, 2024 ...

The lucrative Mega Millions jackpot is once again up for grabs. Though there were four second-tier winners from the Christmas Eve drawing, no one has claimed the grand prize. Now, the jackpot has ...

At least one Mega Millions player will have plenty to ring in the New Year after a winning ticket for the estimated $1.22 billion jackpot was sold in California. The winning numbers were drawn ...

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1.15 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing, making it the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. But how much you would actually take home could be ...

A billion dollars could be the perfect way to ring in the New Year. No one scored big on Christmas Eve when the last Mega Millions drawing pushed the jackpot closer to 10 figures, so now it has ...

The jackpot for Friday's drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million. NBC Universal, Inc. Well, that'd be a nice way to bring in the new year.