Overview
- The Friday, Sept. 26 Mega Millions drawing offered a $474 million jackpot with a $219.4 million cash option, with no jackpot winner announced in these reports.
- Powerball is set for Saturday, Sept. 27 with an estimated $145 million jackpot and a cash value around $67.3–$67.4 million.
- The Missouri holder of one of two winning tickets from the Sept. 6 record Powerball claimed their prize and chose a $410.3 million cash payout, remaining unnamed per state rules.
- An East St. Louis player claimed a $14.6 million Illinois Lotto prize, and the retailer that sold the ticket will receive a $146,000 bonus.
- Mega Millions changes implemented in April raised the ticket price to $5 with Megaplier included, slightly improved jackpot odds to about 1 in 290.47 million, and increased secondary prizes.