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After no one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Tuesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot jumped from $900 million to $965 million overnight, eventually reaching $980 million for Friday, Nov. 14. If the drawing rolls over, it'll certainly become another billion-dollar jackpot.
The Virginia Lottery is warning the public of scammers promoting a special international drawing for Mega Millions that is fake.
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 9, 2025, results for each game: Mega Millions drawings take place every week on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
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West Virginia Lottery results: See winning numbers for Mega Millions, Daily 3 on Dec. 12, 2025
Big lottery wins around the U.S. include a lucky lottery ticketholder in California who won a $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot in December 2024. See more big winners here. And if you do end up cashing a jackpot, here’s what experts say to do first.
Scammers are tricking people into buying tickets for fake drawings of the Mega Millions. Here are some ways to protect yourself.
Florida Lotto: 11:15 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. Jackpot Triple Play: 11:15 p.m. Tuesday and Friday. Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 results for each game: Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
A winning $20,000 Mega Millions ticket was sold for the Friday, Dec. 12 drawing, according to the CT Lottery. The winning ticket matched four of the five white balls plus the Mega Ball, according to the CT Lottery’s website, with a 2X multiplier wins.
The Maine Lottery offers several games for those aiming to win big. You can pick from national lottery games, like the Powerball and Mega Millions, or a variety of local and regional games, like the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Gimme 5.
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US lottery jackpots used to never reach $1 billion. They’ve done it 12 times in the last 5 years
Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing went without a jackpot winner, pushing the top prize to an estimated $1 billion for Saturday. It’s the second largest of this year, lagging only the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot in September, claimed by two winners in Missouri and Texas.