Someone is likely waking up in Illinois pretty happy Wednesday morning after a wining ticket was sold in the Mega Millions lottery. One jackpot-winning ticket sold in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the gold Mega Ball number.

The Powerball jackpot rose to $483 million ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, just one day after someone scored big and won $344 million in the Mega Millions game.

The jackpot winner can choose a one-time cash payment of $159.1 million. The numbers ... big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Arizona, who struck gold on Jan. 18, winning ...

The new Mega Millions game starts on Tuesday, April 8. If no one wins the current jackpot ahead of then, the jackpot will roll over.

The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 15-22-31-52-57, Mega Ball: 2, Megaplier: 3

The winning ticket was sold at Casey General Store on S Somonauk Road in Cortland, Illinois, which is about an hour west of Chicago, according to the Illinois Lottery. It is the 16th time the Mega Millions jackpot has been won in Illinois.

The numbers will ... all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool. If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $324 million, with a cash option of $150.6 million. The winning numbers were: 15, 22, 31, 52 and 57. The Mega ...