They say it takes money to make money, and that’s true here, although it doesn’t take a lot of cash to walk away with an enormous payout, as it costs $2 for a Powerball or Mega Millions ticket.

The jackpot for Mega Millions has grown to $480 million. The next drawing will take place July 11. It’s the 14th largest jackpot in that game’s history. (AP) Brenda Sepulveda stopped Friday at a suburban Philadelphia convenience store to buy lottery tickets as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soared to some of their heftiest in the history of the games. It stands at $480 million, paid out over 30 years ($240.7 million in cash upfront), according to Mega Millions, which, like Powerball, hasn’t had a jackpot winner since April. The jackpot is now approaching half a billion dollars. To hit the top prize, a ticket must match all six numbers drawn - the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The game has a 20 million starting jackpot that keeps rolling until someone wins it. Powerball jackpot winners Here is the list of 2023 Powerball jackpot wins, according to. The Current Mega Millions Jackpot Updated: See the value of the current Mega Millions jackpot for the next drawing. The top prize in the game is still up for grabs following the most recent drawing on July 7, in which one ticket sold in California matched five of the six balls, but no one notched all six. The current Mega Millions jackpot is worth an estimated 289 million, with a cash option of 132.0 million. Mega Millions, meanwhile, is living up to its name. No one has won the Powerball since April, with nearly three dozen drawings taking place since then without anyone claiming the big prize. The Powerball lottery has soared to $650 million.

The next drawing is scheduled for July 10. After no one matched all six numbers in the July 8 drawing, the Powerball jackpot now stands at $650 million, paid out over 30 years - or a lump sum of $328.3 million - making it the ninth largest Powerball jackpot in history, according to the lottery game.

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