Mega Millions jackpot closes in on half of $1 billion

The Mega Millions jackpot is now worth $480 million, with a cash option of $240.7 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-6a8f35b9-fb46-4c8b-b4d7-d8329d7c2d66","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab3adda9-9b7b-4272-8783-abc6c1d4d739","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(132.55816%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b8f3c2e-fd22-42d3-9db4-b0d48030ce77","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e13eef0c-7e3a-423e-b0cc-0b52ed8b2fe1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.31498%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

There was no grand prize winner for the drawing held on Friday, July 7

[{"selector":"#anim-b8c0fc7d-cd53-40ec-8e2d-ff6256db33df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a600e723-3461-4a60-ba34-253801d0ce1d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.58066%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bee348c0-5b3b-4cda-b77b-c343b6a10b52","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de77649d-60df-49a9-9183-c80da9f96cf1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(113.04347%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

One player matched all five white balls drawn to win $1 million in the drawing, but did not play the Megaplier option.

[{"selector":"#anim-93ce0699-6516-41d2-b0c8-7731985f5827","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e56c53e-37af-48a3-898b-fcd08ac4215e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(125.80646%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-949bdc57-7687-4b19-b8c1-4a688b7b855b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb09e6cd-ae96-4ccf-88cf-a5fd136e539e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(124.91103%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e1de4a3-d8b8-40d1-9ac5-f64c7587c183 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.936022708338264%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Image Credit: Google

In Michigan, two tickets sold matched four white balls and the Mega Ball to win $10,000.

[{"selector":"#anim-4d3345f1-1ede-43b8-8a0d-8ce5fe01c5f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.9161937474821755%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-342d0249-2e5c-4b90-8d17-5ed48e3103f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-736e61e7-5cc8-45c2-b464-2ce0cfc47e80","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(127.90699%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0fcb6c3-db46-432a-9c05-36c348799e3b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d5a74c8-ce60-4050-8298-a56066a0298f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(116.88312%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, July 11.

[{"selector":"#anim-ca19b67f-6b86-4f28-a766-dfdfe814ca89 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(20.201809642007%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8fcdc44-c08f-4df4-83a5-dafe63680ab1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c766ac2c-6ce0-4385-9e5d-dc86bcf8aae5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(125.13370%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1600f01-6487-41ad-9437-6e9994e73244","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e3438379-3975-4ec7-9a4e-67b3efa1322f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(113.10975%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

The next Powerball drawing is Saturday, July 8 with an estimated jackpot of $615 million and a cash option of $310.6 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-a716b6ae-4464-4c0c-8c56-e2ea4aed5715 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa083070-615d-40da-a6a5-990d3ffb1dab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b961a527-3e1c-4d84-a1df-d6b482d5c76a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(125.80646%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b62e2ef2-f755-40ab-885f-c08a53a5e9af","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7131663e-5d4e-419a-ae5c-8777960fb638","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(113.27160%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

The next Lotto 47 drawing is Saturday, July 8 at 7:29 p.m. with a jackpot of $4.9 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-c1361c57-4178-4080-ac12-58687cda43ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-030f24ce-78e9-4acb-adaa-bba92639cedb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba917cd2-fc23-4a1c-bb4b-e42a7651c806","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(147.59037%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-09d706ec-c1eb-4469-a4c5-46846d8162b5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-370c5201-98ca-4162-8476-81b3a4cb4f1b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.65496%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

Saturday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot is worth an estimated $302,000

[{"selector":"#anim-a8787ba5-243b-4247-8bd8-b118bd70b5d3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9bb45375-fead-4879-9162-7aea4ffc26dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-85534613-3a81-4cee-a703-027ff31598af","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(147.59037%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93d7b8e4-736e-4f9b-a141-28375f86a610","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6cd48c6-aee8-4acc-b38d-f9004b4d363e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.33547%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Credit: Google

[{"selector":"#anim-137cf7b3-5d25-4acf-b3b2-a4dd4c475557 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9751c6c-e430-47d8-ad8e-36256f56c51b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-007db34d-13fe-41e9-9a98-d3bac79cbca5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(245.56966%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more