Mega Millions ticket prices recently increased to $5. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. EDT. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.

Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? As they say in the lottery business, “it can happen to you.” The Powerball jackpot for Monday now rises to $139 million, with a cash ...