UPDATED: Friday 12/30/11

One very lucky ticket, bought  in New York , has all of the important digits for last Tuesday’s Mega Millions draw. Those numbers: 23, 32, 33, 39, 43 and the Mega number 8.  Three tickets purchased here in Cally missed only the Mega number. Each of those tickets is paying out $338, 106.

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The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has leaped the $200 million mark. For weeks, players have not been able to match all six numbers in recent draws. Last Friday the winning digits were: 8, 3, 5, 29, 18, and the Mega number 14. No winner, so the jackpot skyrocketed to 206 million bucks!

Five tickets bought in the Golden State did come very close to winning it all. They had all but the Mega ball. Each is worth $155, 663. That will pay off a lot of holiday shopping and entertainment bills.

The next big Mega Millions draw is tomorrow, 8 p.m.

Ho, ho, ho! The pre-Christmas Mega Millions jackpot has hit the “wow” mark. No one ticket had all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw, so the jackpot blew-up to $173 million. You could seriously holiday shop with that kind of money.

Still, the numbers from last Tuesday’s draw were lucky for a couple of California players. Each won $319, 493 with a ticket that got all of the numbers right except the Mega number. Here are those digits: 20, 24, 27, 45, 51 and the Mega number 31.

The next big money draw is tonight at 8 p.m.

More millions got stuffed into the Mega Millions lottery jackpot after no one matched all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw. Those golden digits: 5, 6, 22, 26, 41, and the Mega number 6. Three lucky ticket holders in California got all but the Mega number correct. Each of those tickets is worth $148, 228.

The jackpot is now hovering around $135 million, which could answer a lot of Christmas wishes past, present, and future. The next Mega Millions draw is tomorrow at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is still growing.  It now stands at $116 million, but could go higher before tonight’s draw. No one matched all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw. Those numbers: 4, 12, 29, 49, 51, and the Mega number 44.

Tonight’s draw is at 8 p.m.

For the first time since last September, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot hit the $100 million mark. That happened after no one came up with the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw. Those money numbers: 7, 21, 29, 35, 49 and the Mega number 39.

The next chance to score the Mega Millions jackpot is tonight. The drawing is at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs tonight. And it’s stuff with serious dough. The money pot stands at $78 million. No one picked all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s game. Those lucky digits: 13,31, 49, 52, 56, and the Mega number 41.

Tonight’s draw is at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot is on a roll again. No one scored all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw, so the jackpot took a tumble to $67 million!

It was not all bad news for players in yesterday’s lottery game. Three tickets bought in California got all of the winning numbers right, except the Mega ball. Each ticket is worth $138, 142.

Here are those big money numbers: 13, 33, 40, 44, 46 and the Mega ball 8. The next Mega Millions draw is Friday, October 29, at 8 p.m.

Two very lucky Mega Millions players are rolling in the dough, after winning yesterday’s jackpot of $113 million. One ticket was bought in North Carolina, the other right here in the Southland at a convenience store located at  2250 North Figueroa Street in Los Angeles.

Three other players in California got all but the Mega Ball correct. Each of those tickets can be cashed in for $144, 347.

Those super-rich digits from Friday’s draw: 3, 19, 21, 44, 45, and the Mega Ball 29.

The next Mega Millions draw is Tuesday, October 4 at 8 p.m. The new jackpot is $12 million, not huge, but enough to wash away the bad economy blues and live comfortably.

Mega Millions lottery tickets are a hot buy today. The double-M jackpot has leaped the $100 million mark. It happened after no one picked all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw. Here are those numbers: 2, 20, 28, 36, 45, and the Mega Ball 37. Three ticket holders in California matched all but the Mega number. Each of those tickets is worth $111, 608.

So don’t be surprised if a wave of lottery fever sweeps the Southland with long lines of hopefuls buying Mega Millions tickets today. The jackpot stands at $113 million. The next chance to win it all is in tonight’s draw at 8 p.m.

A lot of lottery players have their eyes on the Mega Millions jackpot, which stands at around $86 million.  No one purchased a ticket with the winning numbers from last Tuesday’s draw. Those hot digits are: 6, 29, 38, 50, 51 and the Mega Ball 39.

Two California players came real close to scoring the big one. They got all of those numbers correct, except for the Mega Ball. Each ticket is worth $128, 276.

The next draw for the Mega Millions game is tomorrow at  8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot appears to be on a serious roll once again. The jackpot has grown to at least $65 million, after no one hit the big one in last night’s draw. Those winning digits: 22, 31, 43, 48, 56 and the Mega Ball 45.

The Mega Millions is moving into lottery fever territory. The larger the jackpot —  the more people are willing to slap down the dollars for lottery tickets. The next chance to score this Mega Millions jackpot is in the draw on Friday, September 16 at 8 p.m.

A Southland grandmother probably will never have to worried about being short of money for the rest of her life. Seventy-three-year-old Audelia Ramirez of Alhambra hit the jackpot in the Superlotto Plus game on Wednesday, August 30. Another player in San Diego got all of the winning numbers right as well, so they split the $18 million jackpot.

Ramirez bought her $9 million winning ticket at the Superior Super Warehouse at 9100 Whittier Boulevard in Pico Rivera. The winning numbers: 22, 27, 32, 31, 2, and the Mega number 11.  When asked by lottery officials what she plans to do with the winnings, the retiree said she would love to buy a house and move out of her small apartment. Ramirez has six children and eight grandchildren.

Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot is a lot richer today after no one picked all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw.  The winning numbers: 7, 12, 19, 23 31, and the Mega Ball 45. In California, five lucky players got all but the Mega Ball right. Each of those tickets is worth  $39, 316.

The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $54 million. The next draw is Tuesday, September 13 at 8 p.m.

A whole lot of green in the Mega Millions jackpot today. No one got lucky enough to purchase a ticket with all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw.  So the jackpot exploded to $85 million!!! That’s some serious moolah.

Those winning numbers: 8, 10, 22, 47, 48 and the Mega Ball 35. One ticket holder in California almost scored the top prize. Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket for that draw in the Golden State has a ticket with all of the winning numbers, except the Mega Ball. That ticket is worth $250, 530.

The next draw is Tuesday, August 2, at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot may spark a new round of lottery fever. The jackpot took a tumble to $74 million, after no one won the big one in last Tuesday’s draw. The winning digits: 20, 25, 35, 52, 55, and the Mega Ball 10. 

 A ticket with all of those hot numbers, except the Mega Ball was sold here in the Southland at get this — Lucky Liquors at 2121 Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. That ticket is worth $207, 820.

The next Mega Millions draw is tomorrow, Friday, July 29 at 8 p.m.

More money got pumped into the Mega Millions jackpot, after no ticket had all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw. Today the money pot for that lottery game stands at $63 million.

Friday’s winning numbers: 23, 31, 32, 39, 56, and the Mega Ball 38. Two California players came close to winning the jackpot. Those lucky tickets had all of the hot digits ,except for the Mega Ball. Each ticket s worth $95, 239.

The next Mega Millions draw is this Tuesday, July 26,  8 p.m.

Another big money Mega Millions lottery jackpot up for grabs.  No one bought a ticket with all of the winning numbers for last night’s draw. Those hot digits: 2, 9, 10, 16, 35, and the Mega Ball 40.  One lucky California player has a ticket with all the winning numbers except the Mega Ball. That ticket is worth a cool $348, 914.

The next draw is this Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot just keeps rolling along collecting millions!  That lottery jackpot skipped over the $100 million mark after no one had all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw. That big money stash now stands at $105 million.

Those lucky digits are: 12, 17, 27, 47, 48, and the Mega Ball 33.  Someone bought a ticket in California that has all of those digits, except for the Mega Ball. That ticket is worth a hefty $701, 316.  Now that kind of  money will start your July 4th holiday celebration off with a bang!

The next Mega Millions draw is Friday, July first at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot is getting closer to that $100 million mark. No one got all of the winning numbers right in last Friday’s draw. Those lucky numbers are: 10, 14, 40, 49, 51, and the Mega Ball 4.

The jackpot now stands at $88 million and will probably ignite some lottery fever. The next draw is Tuesday, June 28, at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot just keeps growing.  It now stands at $76 million, after no one scored the big one in last Tuesday’s draw.  The June 21 winning numbers are: 11, 24, 25, 31, 46, and the Mega Ball 17.

The next draw is tomorrow, June 24 at 8 p.m.

The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to the $64 million mark. No ticket held all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw.  Those  important digits: 12, 29, 46, 47, 51, and the Mega Ball 24.  One lucky California player has a ticket with all of  those hot numbers, except the Mega Ball. That ticket is worthy a hefty $735,439.  A very nice return on a dollar investment.

The next draw is Tuesday, June 21, 2011 a 8 p.m.