Other major winners from Friday's drawing include 14 tickets that snagged $1 million prizes, according to Mega Millions. Four tickets that matched all 5 white balls had been sold in New York, two in California and one each in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. Mega Millions is a multi-state lotter… Read More


Let's say, regardless of the dismal odds, you do win the lottery and win big—seven figures massive. You are going to face a lot of decisions, and the 1st 1 is how to receive the funds. Most lotteries give such winners a selection among a lump sum payout and anannuity. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, for a Powerball drawing in January… Read More


Saturday's Powerball drawing is a staggering $320 million. You can offset 1 of the added earnings from your lottery winnings with an annual charitable deduction. You can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, 4, five or ten with the Power Play option for an further $1 per play. For only the second time in Powerball's 30-year history, the jackpo… Read More


In addition to the jackpot, there are eight other prize levels in Mega Millions, ranging from $2 for matching the Mega Ball only, to $1,000,000 for matching the initially five numbers but not the Mega Ball. Players can also add the Megaplier alternative to their ticket, which allows them to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by up to five instances.… Read More