How to win the lottery

$980 million Mega Millions jackpot paid out to lucky Georgia-based winner

The player selected the numbers 1, 8, 11, 12, 57 and the number 7 gold Mega Ball.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
"Mega Millions" lottery tickets are pictured on a counter as the prize passed $1.1 billion ahead of the January 10 multi-state lottery drawing at a ticket sales shop in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2023.
Paul Corcoran

Fortunate mistake: Lottery player buys two matching tickets and walks away with $2 million

Paul Corcoran mistakenly purchased two tickets with the same numbers and walked away with double the winnings at astonishing odds.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Rescue crews operate in Beersheba after an Iranian missile impacted a building on June 24, 2025.

Lottery operator Mifal Hapais pledges up to NIS 20 million for municipalities caring for evacuees 

Municipalities hosting evacuees will receive direct grants calculated by population size: authorities with more than 100,000 residents are eligible for NIS 1 million each.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF