Nearly 215,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $150,000 in the drawing.

Mega Millions tickets now include a built-in multiplier, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times. Before, players had to pay an extra dollar to add the "Megaplier.” ...

The Mega Millions game began in 1996 as The Big Game and was given the new name Mega Millions in 2002. It is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Based on a $2 play. Mega Millions is 1 in 24.2, but changes to 1 in 23.08 on April 5. How it works Jackpots start at $50 million. If no one wins, the jackpot increases at least $10 million per roll.

The Mega Million jackpot is expected to rise to over $1.15 billion ahead of Friday's drawing, making it the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history. The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery ...

Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.

Mega Millions lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. ET every Tuesday and Friday, including holidays. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Friday, June 27, were 18-21-29-42-50 and ...