A ticket sold in Northeast Ohio matched five white balls, winning $1 million in the massive Powerball drawing on March 29.

The price of a Mega Millions ticket is going up from $2 to $5 beginning April 5, the second increase in the lottery’s 28-year history since its debut as The Big Game in 1996.

Mega Millions, the lottery game that already has awarded seven jackpots in excess of $1 billion each, announced this week that prizes will be getting bigger faster following a reimaging of its payout pools.

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday’s $344 million jackpot? one ticket in Illinois won Mar. 25, 2025, 4:58 p.m.

A Mega Millions lottery ticket that contained all the winning numbers — bought along the western edge of the Chicago metro area, in DeKalb County — has made someone in Illinois $344 million richer this week.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois hit the $344 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, March 25, the Illinois Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at Casye’s General Store in Cortland, which is about a 65-mile drive west from Chicago.

Mega Millions ticket costs will go up soon across the US. Mississippi Lottery Corp. says jackpot will get bigger faster, other prizes should be better.

Mega Millions tickets will soon cost more than twice as much as before — but the odds of winning will go up, slightly

Changes to the Mega Millions lottery will increase the cost of a ticket but also boost the odds of winning and the size of the jackpot.