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The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to an estimated $944 million after another drawing without a big winner Friday night.

An $862 million Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs Friday night, giving a lucky player the chance to stuff tons of stockings this holiday season.

A lucky Powerball lottery player in Northern California is holding a ticket worth $1.4 million after matching the first five numbers in Wednesday night’s draw, according to the California Lottery.

A pair of lucky lottery players, one in the East Bay and one in the North Bay, combined to win $7.8 million on Scratchers tickets, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky Powerball player in San Jose is holding a ticket worth more than half a million dollars after matching the first five numbers in Wednesday night’s draw.

“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Jerry Hicks said.

A lucky lottery player in Stockton turned a tedious trip to the dump into a lucrative venture after he stopped off and bought what turned out to be a $2 million Scratchers ticket.

A quintet of lottery players in Northern California, including a few in the Bay Area, combined to win $5 million on Scratchers tickets, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky lottery player in Northern California is holding a winning Powerball ticket worth more than $1.1 million after matching the first five numbers in Saturday’s draw, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky lottery player in Northern California is holding a winning Powerball ticket worth more than $1.1 million after matching the first five numbers in Saturday’s draw, according to the California Lottery.

A winning Mega Millions ticket sold in the East Bay just missed hitting the $358 million jackpot Friday night but is still worth $460,000, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky Powerball player in San Francisco bought a ticket matching the first five numbers in Wednesday night’s draw and worth nearly $1 million, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky lottery Scratchers player in the East Bay is $10 million richer after buying a jackpot ticket recently while stopping at a gas station, according to the California Lottery.

A lucky lottery player in Northern California is holding a Superlotto Plus ticket worth $54 million after matching all six numbers in Saturday night’s draw, according to the California Lottery.

A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket.

Two lucky lottery players in the Bay Area took home a combined $15 million in winnings from Scratchers tickets, according to the Califoria Lottery.

A Mega Millions player in the East Bay just missed hitting the $67 million jackpot Friday night but still came away with $327,000, according to the California Lottery.

One lucky lottery player in San Jose is $2 million richer after winning the top prize on a Scratchers ticket, according to the California Lottery.

Are you feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot is growing and nearing $1 billion for this weekend’s draw. A California Lottery spokesperson talked with NBC Bay Area about the massive jackpot.

The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $865 million — making it one of the largest Powerball prizes ever ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.