When a Mega Millions jackpot hits astronomical heights, it can be easy to assume that the advertised figure is set in stone. But as the California Lottery’s Carolyn Becker explains, the final jackpot ...

California Lottery players have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. It is public record to know names of the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery jackpot winners in California.

Anadolu Agency via Getty Stock Images One lucky person in California is now a whole lot richer after purchasing a winning Mega Millions ticket at a gas station. The California Lottery announced in ...

adding that a portion of the money also went to California schools. In April, the price of a Mega Millions ticket will jump from $2 to $5. Game organizers say the odds of winning will improve ...

Friday was the first time the winning Mega Millions ticket over a billion dollars has been sold in California. "Nobody in California has ever hit a Mega Millions jackpot this high, so if it ...

A lucky lottery ticketholder in California holds the winning ticket from Friday night's drawing for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot. A winning ticket sold in Cottonwood, Calif., ...

"Congratulations to our $1.22 billion jackpot winner from California," Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a press release. "What an amazing present this ...

After four months of rollover drawings, one ticket in California correctly matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the $1.22 billion Mega Millions drawing for Friday, Dec. 27, 2024.

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