It’s only the third time in history that both Powerball and Mega Millions have estimated jackpots of at least $400 million.<\/p>\n
Lottery officials say many Americans like to kick off their new year by testing their luck with a Powerball or Mega Millions ticket.<\/p>\n
\nJanuary is a relatively lucky month for jackpot wins. This is the 19th January since Mega Millions began in May 2002, and there have been 16 jackpots awarded during the month over the years,” a Mega Millions release said today.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Five people have already won at least $1 million in Mega Millions in 2021. One person matched all five white balls during the January 1 draw to win $1 million. Three more matched all five white balls last night for $1 million, and a fourth matched all five white balls and had the $1 Megaplier to win $2 million.<\/p>\n
Powerball crowned its first $1 million winner of 2021 during its Jan. 2 draw. Tonight at 10:59 pm ET, Powerball players will eagerly hope to overcome the almost insurmountable odds and also strike it rich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mega Millions and Powerball endured a difficult 2020 because of COVID-19. But the games are roaring back, the two jackpots collectively worth an estimated $900 million. No one hit the Mega Millions jackpot last night. The winning numbers being 20, 43, 51, 55, 57, and the gold Mega Ball 4. The jackpot rolls over to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":160459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Lottery Fever Returns, Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots Total $900M<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n