{"id":2202690,"date":"2024-03-20T14:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-977-million-after-no-winner-in-tuesdays-drawing\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:18:03","slug":"mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-977-million-after-no-winner-in-tuesdays-drawing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-977-million-after-no-winner-in-tuesdays-drawing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Millions jackpot soars to $977 million following no winners in latest draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmega-millions-jackpot-reaches-977-million-after-no-winner-in-tuesdays-drawing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Are \u2063You\u2063 Ready for \u200bthe \u2062Mega Millions Craze?<\/h2>\n<p>Get set for another round\u2063 of lottery fever as the <b>Mega Millions \u200bjackpot skyrockets to a colossal $977 million for\u200c Friday&#8217;s thrilling\u2062 draw<\/b>. Lottery enthusiasts are buzzing \u2064with excitement after Tuesday&#8217;s draw\u200c concluded without any\u200d grand prize\u2063 winners.<\/p>\n<h3>Hopeful\u2062 Numbers Yield No Victor<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2064 the latest suspense-filled\u2064 drawing, the\u2063 winning\u200c combination eluded hopeful players.\u2062 The lucky \u200bnumbers that were up for grabs included <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>24, 46, 49, 62, 66, and the glistening gold Mega Ball, \u2063number 7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>. Aspirants held\u200c their breath as the \u2064numbers were\u200c announced, \u200conly\u200d to discover the jackpot had climbed \u2064from an\u2063 already massive $893 million to a \u200ctruly staggering $977 million, with the cash option \u200dnow at an eye-watering <b>$461 million<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3>Lucky Million-Dollar Winners<\/h3>\n<p>Though the grand prize went unclaimed, there&#8217;s still\u200c celebration as <b>four fortunate players from\u2063 California, \u200dTexas, Virginia, and\u200b Florida each pocketed a cool $1 million<\/b>. \u200dThese wins \u200dadd to \u2062the thrilling narrative of Mega \u2064Millions and the dreams \u2064it makes \u2064come true for lucky individuals across the\u200c nation.<\/p>\n<h3>A History of Unprecedented Jackpots<\/h3>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t\u2062 just another big number;\u200b it&#8217;s a historic moment. It&#8217;s \u200conly the sixth time we&#8217;ve seen \u200dsuch heights in \u200cthe game&#8217;s\u2062 near 22-year saga. We&#8217;re talking about a league where <b>only five jackpots have previously surpassed the\u2062 $1 billion mark<\/b>. The\u200c legacy\u2063 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-the-reason-why-1-billion-lottery-jackpots-are-more-common-than-ever\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s the Reason Why  Billion Lottery Jackpots Are More Common Than Ever\">billion-dollar jackpots<\/a> has unfolded across various states &#8211; South Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, \u200dMaine,\u200b and\u200c most recently, Florida, which claimed\u200c its gargantuan prize last August.<\/p>\n<p><i>CLICK HERE TO\u200d READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>Battling Extraordinary Odds<\/h3>\n<p>The dreams\u2063 of wealth come \u2064against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/skip-tanner-lessons-from-the-bitter-end-what-general-wrangel-means-for-americans-today\/\" title=\"Skip Tanner: Lessons From the Bitter End - What General Wrangel Means for Americans Today\">incredible odds<\/a>,\u200d with a <b>1 in 302.6 million chance<\/b> of securing the top prize. \u200dYet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbss-blue-bloods-takes-a-bold-stand-against-anti-police-agenda\/\" title=\"CBS\u2019s \u201cBlue Bloods\u201d Takes a Bold Stand Against Anti-Police Agenda\">hope springs eternal<\/a>\u200d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weight-loss-drug-carries-rare-but-severe-stomach-risk-including-pancreatitis-study\/\" title=\"Study: Weight loss drug linked to rare but severe stomach risk, including pancreatitis.\">millions hold<\/a> onto their tickets, each holding\u2063 a sliver\u200c of possibility in\u200d Mega Millions&#8217; tantalizing game \u200dof \u2063chance.<\/p>\n<h3>Join \u2063the Nationwide Lottery Sensation<\/h3>\n<p>A \u2062meager $2 gives you admission to the dream, a chance \u2063to join the ranks of \u200bthe \u00fcber wealthy. With tickets \u2064selling in \u200b45 states, Washington,\u200d D.C., and the idyllic U.S. \u200cVirgin Islands, you&#8217;re never\u200d far from jumping aboard the Mega Millions \u2064roller \u200bcoaster.<\/p>\n<p>The question \u2062on everyone\u2019s mind: Who will be the next mega \u200dmillionaire? Will the jackpot\u2062 soar even higher or \u2062will someone\u2019s lottery \u200ddream come blazing into reality? As the hours count down to Friday&#8217;s draw, grab your piece\u200d of the action \u2013 it&#8217;s\u200b an\u200c opportunity like no other. \u200cThis may just be the moment we witness lottery history&#8230; again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday night&#8217;s Mega Millions jackpot hits $977 million, climbing after no Tuesday match. Winning numbers were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66, with a Mega Ball of 7. Previously estimated at $893 million, the cash option stands at $421.4 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2202691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24076591435582-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2202690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24076591435582-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2202691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}