Edwin Castro of Altadena, California, holds the record for largest lottery winner ever with $2.04 billion Powerball win from November 2022. From July 2022 to August 2023, there were 5 lottery jackpots ...

Mega Millions jackpot closing in on $1 billion. The next drawing is Fricay, Nov. 14. The Mega Millions jackpot is even closer $1 billion! Originally estimated to be $965 million for the Friday, Nov.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to nearly a billion dollars for the eighth time in the game’s history after no ...