It was one lucky weekend for lottery players. Not only did the Mega Millions lottery had out $25 million, but the Powerball lottery game also gave out $110 million. Check the report below for an update on the big winners.
The official Powerball lottery website news info crawl is reporting on this weekend’s big win:
“There was one winner sold by the California Lottery for the last drawing's $110,000,000 grand prize.”
That means that new total for this week’s game has been lowered to $40 million with an $25.5.
The Mega Millions lottery also gave a $25 million prize this weekend, bringing the new games total to $15 million with an estimated $9 million jackpot. The Mega Millions website is reporting on the big win.
“An estimated $25 million Mega Millions jackpot was won in Missouri on Friday night, as one ticket matched all six numbers drawn on July 31 – the white balls 28, 32, 33, 40 and 46, plus the Mega Ball of 10. It marks the first time a Missouri winner has won a Mega Millions jackpot since the state joined the game in 2010.
“It is the sixth jackpot won this year, following earlier wins in Illinois (January 16 and June 2), New York (February 27 and March 24) and Pennsylvania (July 21).”
What game will you be playing this week? Let us know your pick in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
The next Mega Millions drawing is on Tuesday August 4.
The next Powerball lottery game will be held on Wednesday August 5.
Be sure to buy tickets for both games now.
