California
The Christmas Eve drawing is at 8 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302 million, according to lottery organizers.
A Mega Millions lottery ticket sold at a Shasta County gas station hit an estimated $1.22-billion jackpot on Friday.
The odds of winning Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million, according to lottery organizers.
A single ticket snared the $810-million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday. It was sold at a gas station and convenience store in Sugar Land, Texas.
In April, the price of a Mega Millions lottery ticket will jump from $2 to $5, a change that officials say will come with better odds, bigger wins and more money for California public schools.
A text from a co-worker teasing Michael Chavez about winning the lottery led him to check his ticket. And he actually had won.
Somewhere out there is an oblivious multimillionaire, and they bought their winning ticket as part of an incredibly rare Mega Millions draw.
Someone is sitting on a $2.9-million lottery ticket bought at a Los Angeles gas station in December.
The Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots have been unclaimed for months, generating buzz around potential billions in winnings.
Business
Albertsons says it is giving up on joining forces with Kroger and has filed a lawsuit, accusing the chain of failing to do enough to win government approval for the deal.