Lottery officials are preparing a convenience store in rural Simpsonville, South Carolina for an onslaught of attention after revealing that the winning Mega Millions ticket worth more than $1.5 billion was sold there.
The Powerball jackpot will top $620 million this week because no one won Saturday's drawing, but that may seem relatively small compared to the $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing expected on Tuesday.
The Top 5 at 7:45 takes a look at what I'd do and probably what many would do if they won the Mega Millions lottery. The Top 5 at 7:45 airs weekday mornings with Jay Caldwell on WJON.
Two people are waking up to find themselves millions of dollars richer. Mega Millions says the holders of one ticket sold in Idaho and another in Washington state will be sharing the lottery game's $355 million jackpot.
Lottery players in states that play Mega Millions are getting the chance to vie for the seventh-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight's (Tuesday) drawing is up to $330 million thanks to brisk sales pushing the big prize higher.