Powerball, April 2 and winning Mega Millions
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The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $47 million for the Saturday, April 5, 2025, drawing, making it the top lottery prize this weekend.
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Ever think it's too hard to win a Mega Millions jackpot? Well your odds, ever so slightly, are about to improve as the "new era" of the lottery game kicks off this weekend.
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The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: (five, seventeen, forty-one, sixty-four, sixty-nine, Powerball: one, Power Play: two)
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Move over Powerball and Mega Millions. The Arizona Lottery offers these scratch-off games with big jackpots and better odds. Here's how to play.
At $5 per ticket, Mega Millions officials believe jackpots will grow much quicker, leading to the headline grabbing billion-dollar jackpots that bring out even the most casual lottery players. Each time the Mega Millions jackpot is won, the new starting jackpot will be worth $50 million, up from the previous starting prize of $20 million.
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The Illinois winner of a $349 million Mega Millions jackpot remains a mystery over a week since the winning ticket was sold.The winning ticket was purchased in DeKalb County, at Casey's General Store at 70 S.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $29 million, with a cash option of $13.5 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers after the drawing.
Bigger and faster-growing jackpots: Jackpots are expected to grow faster and get to higher dollar amounts more frequently in the new game. The Mega Millions Consortium estimates that the average jackpot win in the new game will be more than $800 million vs. approximately $450 million in the current game.
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Mega Millions ticket price will increase and jackpots will boost. Learn about all the 2025 Mega Millions changes.
The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last Tuesday, who took home a $344 million jackpot. The winner marks the first time since Jan. 18 that someone has hit the Mega Millions jackpot.
Along with slightly increased chances of winning, the previously announced Mega Millions changes include: larger starting jackpots, increased minimum winnings, faster building jackpots, increased winnings all around and a more expensive ticket .