By Jason Green | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: October 23, 2018 at 8:04 pm | UPDATED: October 23, 2018 at 8:44 pm DES MOINES, Iowa — Californians will have to keep on dreaming. No one in the Golden State won the estimated $1.6 billion up for grabs in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, according to lottery officials, and results from other states were still pending as of press time. The winning numbers were 5 28 62 65 70 and Mega Ball 5. The lump-sum cash option, which is what most winners choose, is an estimated $913 million. The jackpot is the biggest in world history. It was already at a record $1 billion for Friday night’s drawing and swelled by another $600 million when no winner was picked. The odds of winning the grand prize were one in 302.5 million, or a little less than one combination for each of the 328 million people living in the U.S. Lottery officials estimated that 75 percent of possible combinations would be … [Read more...] about Mega Millions: No winner in California, results elsewhere pending
Numbers drawn for record $1.6B Mega Millions jackpot
Updated 10:14 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning numbers have been drawn for the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot, but it isn't immediately clear if there's a winner . The numbers drawn in Tuesday night's drawing are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5. The estimated jackpot is the largest lottery prize ever . The jackpot has been growing since July, when a group of California office workers won $543 million. If no tickets match the Tuesday numbers, lottery officials say the jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $2 billion for Friday's drawing. It costs $2 to play the game, but the odds of matching all six numbers and taking home the grand prize is a dismal 1 in 302.5 million. Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. … [Read more...] about Numbers drawn for record $1.6B Mega Millions jackpot
Numbers for $1.6B Mega Millions are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5; not immediately clear if there’s a winner.
Updated 10:12 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Numbers are selected on a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Los Angeles, California on October 23, 2018. - The Mega Millions jackpot, now reaching 1.6 billion USD, was drawn Tuesday night. Numbers are selected on a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Los Angeles, California on October 23, 2018. - The Mega Millions jackpot, now reaching 1.6 billion USD, was drawn Tuesday night. Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN, AFP/Getty Images Photos: Things more likely to happen than winning the Lottery Go ahead and spend your two bucks, but you're probably not winning the jackpot. Chances of matching all the numbers in the lottery are minuscule. See the things that are more likely to happen than winning the big prize. less Photos: Things more likely to happen than winning the Lottery Go ahead and spend your two bucks, but you're probably not winning the jackpot. Chances of … [Read more...] about Numbers for $1.6B Mega Millions are 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 5; not immediately clear if there’s a winner.
#MeToo movement: Tanushree Dutta to file FIR against filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri
After Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment, the #MeToo movement gained momentum in India. Tanushree also named filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri for sexual misconduct on the sets of the film 'Chocolate'. Spoke up to defend myself, not to become hero, says Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta, who kickstarted the #MeToo movement in India after reiterating her decade-old harassment allegations against Nana Patekar, on Tuesday said such cases are not taken seriously in India but she is confident that she will get justice. “I am hoping I will get justice. However, Agnihotri has called Tanushree's allegations as ‘false, frivolous and vexatious’. He also sent a legal notice to the actress for the same. Now, according to reports in Pinkvilla, the actress will now be filing an FIR against the filmmaker. Tanushree's lawyer Nitin Satpute said that the actress never pressed any charges against the filmmaker at a recent press conference. Reportedly, the director of the … [Read more...] about #MeToo movement: Tanushree Dutta to file FIR against filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri
#MeToo Movement: Soni Razdan opens up about the time “somebody tried to rape” her
Bollywood superstar Alia Bhatt’s mother and veteran actress, Soni Razdan has bravely come forward to share a past encounter of sexual harassment. Although she chose not to name the person, she did say that “somebody tried to rape” her. In an interview with The Quint, the ‘Raazi’ actress termed herself as lucky for not facing sexual harassment when she approached someone for work but narrated an incident that happened when she was on a film shoot and claimed, “somebody tried to rape me.” She continued, “Luckily they didn’t succeed.” The actress, who previously said at an event, “We should not judge women for not sharing their stories," opened up in the report, reasoning why she never reported the incident. According to the report, the star stayed mum about the same as she didn’t want the person’s family going through the trauma of knowing his actions. She said that the only reason why she never said … [Read more...] about #MeToo Movement: Soni Razdan opens up about the time “somebody tried to rape” her