Here are the biggest lottery jackpots in history

Throughout the years, changes to the Powerball and Mega Millions games have raised the lottery prizes and stakes for players trying to win these massive jackpots.

Powerball jackpot hits $1.09 billion after no winner on Monday

The Powerball jackpot jumped to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched all six numbers during last night’s drawing. Here’s what to know if you plan to play.

Powerball winning numbers drawn for $865 million jackpot

The winning numbers have been drawn for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot, which totaled $865 million with a $416.1 million cash option.

Winning numbers drawn for Mega Millions' $977M jackpot

The winning numbers for the Mega Millions’ $977 million jackpot were 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 and the gold Mega Ball was 16. The Megaplier was 3x.

Winning Powerball numbers drawn for Monday’s jackpot

The winning numbers for the Powerball’s estimated $687 million jackpot were revealed on Monday, March 18.

Powerball drawing tonight worth estimated $645 million

The new jackpot is the second to surpass $600 million this year after no one won the top prize in this weekend’s drawing.

Man who said new clerk was going to sell him big winner wins $500K on Michigan Lotto ticket

A man who said he told a new gas station clerk was going to sell him a winning Michigan Lottery ticket was right. The 59-year-old won $500,000 on a $500,000 Cash Multiplier scratch-off.