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Immediately after practically three months without the need of a jackpot winner, the best prize has been won two consecutive occasions. A enormous $1.348 billion ticket was bought in Maine for Friday’s drawing — the fourth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The time limit for claiming the jackpot varies by state primarily based on local … Read More

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The jackpot will now increase to an estimated $31 million ($16.5 million cash value) for Friday night's drawing. This Mega Millions jackpot has rolled more than considering the fact that Oct. 18. Just before that, one ticket sold at a 7-Eleven in Fort Myers and a different was purchased in California in the Oct. 14 drawing. There had been 25 straig… Read More

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