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Millions of people hoping to make it rich have bought their tickets for Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, which now has a jackpot of $750 million.

The Powerball jackpot drawing has climbed to an estimated $725 million, among the largest in the game’s history after Wednesday night’s drawing produced no winning ticket.

Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Dorchester is now a million dollars richer. A Powerball ticket sold at Supreme Liquors on Geneva Avenue won $1 million during Monday night’s drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. Meanwhile, the pot continues to grow for the Powerball jackpot prize — the grand prize for Wednesday’s drawing is estimated to be…

The jackpot currently ranks as the 10th-largest in Powerball history.

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.

Winner winner chicken dinner! You just won the lottery, but do you know what to do next? Here’s what to know before you cash out.

Lottery players had another shot Tuesday night at a massive Mega Millions prize that ranks as the biggest jackpot in the game’s history and the third-largest prize ever in the U.S. Feeling lucky? Here are Tuesday’s winning numbers.

There’s a long list of rare events that are more likely than winning the Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot.

Another Mega Millions drawing, another night without a jackpot winner as the top prize increased to $1.55 billion for the next drawing Tuesday night.

There have been 30 straight drawings since the last time someone won the game’s jackpot on April 18. That has enabled the prize to steadily grow until it is now the sixth-largest ever in the U.S.

The jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing jumped to $1.35 billion as the massive prize sparked a surge in ticket sales.

If it seems like lottery jackpots topping $1 billion are more common nowadays, it’s because they are.

Someone who visited Fiori’s Gulf, a gas station on Chief Justice Cushing Highway in Cohasset, Massachusetts, just became a millionaire. Mega Millions, a lottery game that is offered in 45 states across the country, had a $1 million pay out on a ticket sold in the South Shore community. Two other Mega Millions tickets, both with winnings of $40,000, were…

The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive lottery prize.

Forty-five states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, participate in the Mega Millions drawings.

A Massachusetts man experienced an extraordinary stroke of luck just three days after telling his employer he was planning to retire. On July 20, West Boylston resident Paul Bashaw scratched off a whopping $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s $5 million 100x Cashword instant ticket game. The week started with Bashaw revealing his intention to retire at the…

An estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot will be up for grabs, giving lottery players a chance to snap an unlucky streak that has stretched on for months.

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared above $1 billion for the fifth time in history. Here’s the expected tax bill if you win.

The lack of a winner of Friday’s $940 million jackpot means there have been 29 straight draws without a winner. The last time someone won a Mega Millions jackpot was April 18.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $910 million. Here’s what the winner can expect to pay in taxes.