MEGA MILLIONS

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County man claimed a $2 million prize after purchasing a winning scratch-off ticket in Orlando. Julio Gonzalez, 42, of Orlando, claimed a $2 million top prize from the 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game. Read: Man who lives in Walt Disney World community wins $1M in Mega Millions drawingThe winning ticket was purchased from Circle K, located at 10030 University Blvd. READ: Seminole County woman claims $1M prize from scratch-off gameThe owner of the store will receive $4,000 for selling the winning ticket. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

The mistake made by host John Crow in calling the gold Mega Ball a 6 instead of a 9 caused Mega Millions to apologize for the error.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A man who lives in Golden Oak, a community within Walt Disney World Resort, won $1 million in a Mega Millions drawing. Lottery officials said David Messer, 51, of Golden Oak, bought his winning ticket for the April 12 drawing at Rebel, located at 7900 World Center Drive in Orlando. His ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. The retailer will receive a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Mega Millions ticket. READ: Seminole County woman claims $1M prize from scratch-off gameMath lover wins big in lottery by playing first digits of pi A North Carolina math lover’s fondness for pi helped him score a sweet victory in the state’s lottery.

Mega Millions drawing for May 6, 2022 has been delayed indefinitely.

The jackpot was an estimated $126 million with a cash option of $86.1 million.

Here are the Powerball winning numbers and results for the $185.3 million lottery jackpot drawing on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Happy Valentine's Day!

A single ticket sold in Southern California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the $426 million Mega Millions jackpot prize. The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 3, 16, 25, 44 and 55. The Mega ball was 13, the California State Lottery said.

One ticket in California matched all six numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, meaning a lucky winner will be claiming the $421 million jackpot. >> Read more trending newsThe winning numbers -- 3, 16, 25, 44 and 55, plus the Mega Ball 13 -- were sold at a gas station in the upscale Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles, lottery officials said on the Mega Millions website. The jackpot had been building since it was last won on Oct. 22, when a winning ticket was drawn for $108 million, lottery officials said. It is worth $3 million because the player used the Megaplier option, lottery officials said. The other three Match 5 winning tickets, worth $1 million apiece, were sold in Mississippi, New York and Texas.

One lottery player in California won Friday's $421 million Mega Millions jackpot.

It pays to check your spam email folder. >> Read more trending newsA Michigan woman learned she had won a $3 million Mega Millions prize when checking her email, WXYZ-TV reported. Spears’ winning numbers -- 02-05-30-46-61 -- were drawn in the Dec. 31, 2021, contest and earned her the $1 million prize, Michigan Lottery officials said in a news release. Laura Spears got the surprise of a lifetime when she checked her spam folder and realized she'd won a $3 million Mega Millions prize! “I definitely added the Michigan Lottery to my safe senders list just in case I ever get lucky enough to receive another email about a huge prize,” Spears said.

In addition to the jackpot winners, 14 other tickets won million-dollar prizes, including one in New Jersey.

Between Powerball and Mega Millions, the top 10 largest jackpots ever won range from $648 million to nearly $1.6 billion.

No one won the New Year's Day drawing, but four tickets matched all five white balls to win million dollar prizes.

Winning ticket: A winning Mega Millions ticket was drawn in Arizona on Friday night and is worth $108 million to one lucky winner. >> Read more trending newsOne person matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, lottery officials announced. 🤑💰The winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot lottery was sold in Lake Havasu City earlier this week and no one has claimed the $108 million prize. https://t.co/1lsEA0ZxZA — 12 News (@12News) October 23, 2021The winning ticket was sold Wednesday at the Desert Martini bar in Lake Havasu, KNXV reported. >> Single Mega Millions ticket wins $432 million jackpot“We are excited to see this ray of Arizona sunshine as we celebrate our second-ever Mega Millions jackpot winner,” Gregg Edgar, executive director for the Arizona Lottery, said in a statement.

Double winner: A South Florida woman won a pair of $2 million Mega Million jackpots on the same day. A South Florida woman hit the jackpot twice on the same day earlier this month. Florida woman buys two winning $2M Mega Millions tickets https://t.co/9ZjAbr29Ey — WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) September 29, 2021The South Florida woman bought the tickets at Prip Mart in Boca Raton, WPTV reported. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the two $2 million winning tickets, lottery officials said. The overall odds of winning a prize in the Mega Millions game are 1 in 24, WPTV reported.

The Mega Millions winning numbers are 36, 41, 45, 51 and 56 with a Mega Ball number of 13.

>> Read more trending newsLottery officials in New York said a single ticket matched all of the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday, WABC reported. The winner will get either the $432 million jackpot or the $315 million cash option, WPIX reported. According to the Mega Millions website, one person chose all five main numbers but missed the Mega Ball. The last Mega Millions jackpot was won on June 8 in Illinois, WABC reported. The next drawing is Friday, with a reset jackpot of $20 million or a cash option of $14.5 million.

>> Read more trending newsThe jackpot grew from $457 million to $472 million, lottery officials said. If you win big, here are 3 key things to consider https://t.co/8O7MOZCJvz — CNBC International (@CNBCi) September 15, 2021The next Powerball drawing is Monday night. Meanwhile, there were no top prize winners in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot will be worth approximately $432 million, according to lottery officials. The odds of a single ticket winning in Powerball is 1 in 292 million and 1 in 302 million for Mega Millions.

Winners of big jackpots face a few important decisions that should be handled before heading to lottery headquarters to claim their windfall.

The family bought the winning ticket during a bathroom break at a 7-Eleven in Maryland while on their way home from vacation.

South Carolina man wins lottery twice in 2 weeks Stock photo of lottery tickets. According to WPDE, a South Carolina man who bought Mega Millions quick pick tickets in Myrtle Beach won big lottery prizes not once but twice in two weeks. According to WPDE, a South Carolina man who bought Mega Millions Quick Pick tickets in Myrtle Beach won big lottery prizes not once but twice in two weeks. >> Read more trending newsIn a Wednesday news release, the South Carolina Education Lottery said the man purchased the tickets at a Murphy USA store on Kings Road. He overcame 1-in-931,001 odds to win $40,000 on July 16 and 1-in-13 million odds to win $3 million on July 27, the lottery said.

Between the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots that have been claimed so far this year, winners have paid more than $500 million in federal taxes.

The odds of matching all five white balls in a drawing are one in 12.6 million. Here’s how much he took home.

Did you check your ticket? The winner scored the biggest prize nationally in Friday’s drawing, along with one sold in California.

$516 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Pennsylvania FILE PHOTO: The winning ticket to the $516 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Pennsylvania, lottery officials said on Saturday. (Micah Young, DVM/Getty Images)The winning ticket to the $516 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Pennsylvania, lottery officials said on Saturday. >> Read more trending newsThe winning numbers for the $516 million prize were drawn Friday night. >> Mega Millions jackpot 9th largest in game’s history at $515MIt’s the ninth largest jackpot awarded since the game began in 2002, and the third time a Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold in Pennsylvania since the state joined the game in 2010. Officials said one other person has won the Mega Millions jackpot so far this year.

The huge sum marks the ninth largest jackpot awarded since the game began in 2002.

The jackpot was the ninth largest in Mega Millions history and only one ticket matched all six numbers.

The jackpot was the ninth largest in Mega Millions history and only one ticket matched all six numbers.

Mega Millions jackpot at $515M The Mega Millions jackpot was at $515 million ahead of the drawing on Friday, May 21, 2021. (youngvet/Getty Images, File)The $515 million Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs in Friday night’s drawing is the ninth largest in the game’s history, according to Mega Millions. >> Related: How much money will you get after taxes if you win the Mega Millions jackpot? The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling since Feb. 16, when the grand prize was last won in New York. Officials said one other person has won the Mega Millions jackpot so far this year.

The Mega Millions lottery drawing stands at $515 million as of Friday morning, an amount of money most of us have trouble just imagining. According to lottery officials, most winners opt for the lump sum, or “cash option,” as Mega Millions calls the payout. So, let’s say you decide to take the cash option when you win the Mega Millions jackpot. If the jackpot remains at $515 million for Friday’s drawing, the cash option is $346.3 million. If you live in New York, get out your wallet, because that state taxes lottery winnings at 8.82%.

Mega Millions mania The Mega Millions jackpot is at $475 million heading into Tuesday night's drawing. (John Raoux, Associated Press, file )For the second time in the past two years, the Mega Millions jackpot has risen to dizzying heights. “Buying a Mega Millions ticket gives our players ‘permission to dream’ for just a few dollars,” Gordon Medenica, Maryland lottery director and lead director of Mega Millions, told CNBC. According to the Mega Millions website, that was the second-largest jackpot in the history of the game. If someone wins Tuesday’s jackpot, they can take the amount as an annuity spread over 30 payments.

Two lottery jackpots continue to grow and this week combined there's nearly $700 million up for grabs.

The top prize — which has been climbing since mid-February — for Tuesday night's drawing marks the ninth-largest in Mega Millions history.

Whether you'd choose to take the windfall as an annuity or a lump sum of $291.1 million, there are ways to smooth the transition to extreme wealth.

Feeling lucky? You may just want to play the lottery. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $430 million.

There are some key things that experts say jackpot winners need to consider before doing much of anything.

A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks after the Jan. 22 drawing and chose the immediate lump sum option. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. In this Feb. 26, 2021, photo provided by the Michigan Lottery, attorney Kurt Panouses poses with a check on behalf of the winners of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Lansing, Mich. / APThe $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks after the Jan. 22 drawing and chose the immediate lump sum option. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. In this Feb. 26, 2021, photo provided by the Michigan Lottery, attorney Kurt Panouses poses with a check on behalf of the winners of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Lansing, Mich. / APThe $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

DETROIT – A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks after the Jan. 22 drawing and chose the immediate lump sum option. After taxes, the $776 million payment was reduced to about $557 million, the Michigan Lottery said. The $1.05 billion jackpot was the largest in Michigan Lottery history and the third-largest in the United States. Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A Casselberry man is now a millionaire. Kenneith Rose won $2 million in a Mega Millions drawing on Jan. 19, according to the Florida Lottery. He matched five of the white ball numbers but did not match the Mega Ball. Lottery officials said he purchased the ticket at the Publix on U.S. 17/92 in Casselberry. AdThe next Mega Millions will be held on Tuesday with an estimated jackpot of $42 million.

One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in Novi, Michigan — a city about 8 miles northwest of Detroit, according to the Michigan Lottery website. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since September 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are incredibly steep at one in 302.5 million.

Winning $1 billion Mega Millions ticket sold in Michigan One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in Novi, Michigan — a city about 8 miles northwest of Detroit, according to the Michigan Lottery website. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since September 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are incredibly steep at one in 302.5 million.

A single ticket sold in the Wolverine State hit all six numbers drawn Friday night to land the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot. If you're holding that valuable slip of paper, be aware that your life is about to change dramatically, experts say. Protect your ticket and yourselfOne of the most important aspects of winning an extreme amount of money is to protect the winning ticket. For the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the cash option — which most winners choose — is $739.6 million. You can expect more to be due at tax time, thanks to the top marginal tax rate of 37%.

The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing has grown to $1 billion. The massive prize has players flocking to what they hope are lucky locations. Even though the odds of winning are more than 1 in 302 million, Kimberly Konieczny is hopeful. "I'm feeling lucky," she said. Someone in the little town of Lonaconing, Maryland, got lucky Wednesday, winning the Powerball and more than $730 million.

The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing after more than four months without a winner. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)DES MOINES, Iowa – Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning ticket was purchased at a Kroger store in the Detroit suburb of Novi, the Michigan Lottery said. The Mega Millions top prize had been growing since Sept. 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. Three tickets for a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016, and one winning ticket sold for a $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018.

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $1 billion Those who bought lottery tickets are hoping to get lucky as the Mega Millions jackpot hit $1 billion before Friday's drawing. Jamie Yuccas reports.

The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing has grown to $1 billion. The massive prize has players flocking to what they hope are lucky locations. Even though the odds of winning are more than 1 in 302 million, Kimberly Konieczny is hopeful. "I'm feeling lucky," she said. Someone in the little town of Lonaconing, Maryland, got lucky Wednesday, winning the Powerball and more than $730 million.

DES MOINES, Iowa – The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the third time a lottery jackpot has grown so large, but much has changed since the last time such a big prize was up for grabs in 2018. The odds of winning a jackpot remain the same — incredibly small — but for a variety of reasons fewer people are playing Mega Millions or Powerball, the two lottery games offered in most of the country. After a peak in October 2018, Medenica said sales of the big lottery games dropped about 50%, prompting talk among lottery officials about jackpot fatigue. It’s hard to fathom how unlikely it is to beat odds of one in 292.2 million for Powerball or one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty ImagesAt some point, whether Friday night or down the road, someone is going to win the Mega Millions jackpot. With the odds stacked against players matching all six numbers needed to hit the mother lode, the lottery game's top prize has reached an estimated $970 million for Friday night's drawing. The cash option — which most winners choose over an annuity — is $716.3 million (pretax). Friday night's drawing is coming just a few days after another lottery game had a huge amount of money won: A ticket purchased in Maryland hit Powerball's $731.1 million jackpot ($546.8 million cash option), which ranks as the sixth-largest prize ever. "We know that players love big jackpots, and when the numbers are this big, it becomes a national phenomenon," said Gordon Medenica, Maryland lottery director and lead director of Mega Millions.

Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion for Friday's drawing The third-highest lottery prize in U.S. history is on the line in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing — an estimated $970 million.

There's a winning ticket for the $730 million Powerball jackpot, the first to get the top prize in months. Winning numbers for Wednesday night's Powerball drawing were: 40-53-60-68-69 and a Powerball of 22. The biggest prize ever was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which would be $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball and $716.3 million for the next Mega Millions drawing. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Just who will collect the Powerball prize may never be known: Maryland is one of the states that allow winners to remain anonymous. The Powerball jackpot came only a day after nobody won the $970 million Mega Millions prize, the third-largest prize in U.S. history. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546.8 million for Wednesday's Powerball. After the Powerball win, the new jackpot has a $15 million cash value.

There were no winning tickets sold for Tuesday night's estimated $865 million Mega Millions jackpot, so the top prize for Friday's drawing surged to at least $970 million. A $970 million payout would be Mega Millions' second largest, behind only a $1.54 billion bonanza won in 2018. Each Mega Millions ticket costs $2 and winners must match six numbers, including the Mega Ball, to take home the full sum. Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers10, 19, 26, 28, 50Mega Ball: 16Megaplier: 2xMega Millions tickets are are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning a jackpot are overwhelmingly slim at 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.

The Powerball jackpot is the fifth-largest ever, and it will come only a day after nobody won the even-larger Mega Millions prize, which now stands at $970 million. The biggest prize was a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three people in 2016. Such a long stretch without a winner is rare but also reflects the incredibly small odds of winning — one in 292.2 million for Powerball and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Most winners opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $716.3 million and $546 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

There were no winning tickets sold for Tuesday night's estimated $865 million Mega Millions jackpot, so the top prize for Friday's drawing surged to at least $970 million. A $970 million payout would be Mega Millions' second largest, behind only a $1.54 billion bonanza won in 2018. Each Mega Millions ticket costs $2 and winners must match six numbers, including the Mega Ball, to take home the full sum. Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers10, 19, 26, 28, 50Mega Ball: 16Megaplier: 2xMega Millions tickets are are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning a jackpot are overwhelmingly slim at 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is at stake Tuesday night. The Mega Millions prize stands at $865 million, the second largest in the game’s history. If a lottery player strikes big in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, it would be the fifth-largest jackpot ever in the U.S.Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is offered in Puerto Rico. Watch the drawings on News 6 at 11 p.m.

One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday's drawing of the Mega Millions' $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday's drawing of the Mega Millions' $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Gene Blevins | ReutersYet again, the Powerball jackpot has jumped higher. And Mega Millions' jackpot, at $850 million, is the third-largest jackpot ever. The next drawings are set for Tuesday (Mega Millions) and Wednesday (Powerball). Prepare for the tax billFor the $850 million Mega Millions jackpot, the cash option — which most winners choose instead of an annuity — is $628.2 million. For Powerball's $730 million jackpot, the lump sum option is $546 million.

DES MOINES, Iowa – One of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will grow even larger since there was no winner for Friday’s drawing of the Mega Millions’ $750 million top prize. Mega Millions estimated its next top prize would be $850 million, which would be the third-largest of all time. Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday's drawing for a $640 million Powerball top prize, the eighth-largest jackpot. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $628.2 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Bulbul Ahmed is feeling lucky because he’s sold winning tickets at his convenience store in Casselberry. He’s hoping someone will walk out with the Mega Millions prize of 750 Million, one of the largest lottery jackpots in history. Are you going for this MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT? Shukla owns Liquor 2000 in Lake Mary and he too has sold some winning tickets before. The drawing for the Mega Millions is on Friday night.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, a customer shows off a Mega Millions lottery ticket after purchasing it, in Orlando, Fla. The next drawing for Mega Millions is Friday night, when a $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions.

Numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]The Powerball prize drawing was only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead of the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. The odds of winning it all are incredibly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

OVIEDO, Fla. – New gun detection technology is being tested at Oviedo High School in hopes of keeping the campus safe. It’s been used at Oviedo High School on a trial basis for the past three months. [TRENDING: Mega Millions jackpot hits $750M | Fla. firefighter charged in Capitol riot | How to get vaccine in Fla. | Gun background checks skyrocket]ZeroEyes is the company behind the gun detection technology, the team includes several military veterans with a background in information technology. ZeroEyes gun detection technology is currently being used in nine different school districts, including schools in New Jersey, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. That new technology has been used at Oviedo High School on a trial basis for the past three months.

To heck with your New Year’s resolution of eating well, Girl Scout cookies are coming back. Starting Feb. 1, the long-time favorite treat will be available for purchase online. A new cookie the “Toast-Yay” makes its debut in 2021. It’s a French toast-inspired cookie that’s dipped in icing. As part of a way to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Girl Scouts have joined forces with Grubhub in order to provide contact-free pickup and delivery orders.

A billboard advertises the jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries, in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Winning numbers for Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing were: 4-19-23-25-49 and a Powerball of 14. The Powerball prize drawing comes only a day after no one won a $625 million Mega Millions jackpot, causing that prize to grow to $750 million ahead the next drawing on Friday night. The Mega Millions prize is now the fifth-largest in U.S. history. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lottery players have a chance to win the largest jackpots in nearly two years as Tuesday's Mega Millions has grown to an estimated $625 million and Wednesday's Powerball to an estimated $550 million. The Mega Millions $625 million jackpot is the largest lottery prize in nearly two years. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions game were: 12-14-26-28-33, Mega Ball: 09. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which would be an estimated $458.8 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday is worth an estimated $625 million, up $10 million from earlier in the day. Mega Millions jackpots start at $20 million and continue to increase until the jackpot is won. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] The odds of winning Mega Millions is one in 302.5 million. Those dreaming of instant wishes should remember that the odds of winning Powerball are one in 292.2 million.

The projected Mega Millions grand prize is the eighth largest in U.S. history, and the Powerball jackpot is the 12th biggest. Both still pale in comparison to the largest prize, a $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot won by three players in 2016. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are one in 292.2 million, and the chances are even worse for Mega Millions at one in 302.5 million. Nearly all winners actually opt for the cash option, which for Mega Millions would now be an estimated $451.8 million and for Powerball is $411.4 million. Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Since no one was able to win Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing or Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, there’s a lot of money up for grabs this weekend. Friday’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot climbed to nearly half a billion dollars. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot jumped to at least $470 million. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] With Mega Millions increasing Friday to $520 million and $470 million in Powerball, nearly $1 billion is up for grabs between the two lottery jackpots.

Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing increased to $447 million Tuesday after rolling over several times. Central Florida has sold its fair share of winning tickets, so be sure to check out the “luckiest” lottery stores before you decide where to buy your ticket. [RELATED: Can you increase your odds of winning a scratch off lottery jackpot?] Once you purchase your tickets, be sure to tune in to News 6 at 11 to see both drawings take place. What would you do if you won millions of dollars in the lottery?

Well, some financial experts have some pretty clear directions to give when it comes to that. Here are five things experts at Forbes say you should do after winning the lottery. All of these tips will help, but you have to play the lottery to win the lottery. On Friday, the Mega Millions numbers will be picked at 11 p.m., for a jackpot of $264 million. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing,” the website says.