Mega Millions tickets are $5 each and can be played in 45 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets can be purchased until 10:45 p.m. on the night of a given drawing. "I’d be the first one out of our group of friends to see them."

The Mega Millions jackpot is at $714 million ahead of Tuesday night's drawing — after someone in Massachusetts won $50,000 playing the game on Friday.

The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $714 million after no Friday winners matched all six numbers, remaining the ninth-largest prize in game history.

A Mega Millions player fell one number short of winning the jackpot, but still won a huge prize. The ticket for the Oct. 24 drawing was bought in Connecticut, according to the Mega Millions website. The player matched five of the winning numbers but missed the Mega ball. With a multiplier of 2, the player won $2 million.

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.

A highly anticipated fight between the undefeated Nikita Tszyu and Michael Zerafa has been agreed upon, with the star Australian pair to finally trade blows on Jan. 16.

Pokémon TCG's Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box is over $100 on Amazon, but TCGPlayer has it for a lot cheaper, and below market price.

Authorities were targeting Comando Vermelho, which has become Brazil’s second most powerful criminal organization