We were right, the Mega Millions fever would push the jackpot total over a billion dollars by the time the ping pong balls dropped last night. Lottery officials had posted an estimated jackpot amount of $970 million after there was no winner on Tuesday night. But the interest in becoming superrich in an instant drove the total over a billion dollars.
The Mega Millions website says a single ticket sold in Michigan can lay claim to the top prize in last night s game. The jackpot was the second-largest in the game s history.
While Louisiana s lottery players didn t take home the big prize we did have two $10,000 winners sold in the state. One was sold in New Orleans and the other was sold in New Iberia.