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First, check to see if you and I are friends on Facebook at least. Just kidding. A lottery jackpot win is a serious matter and there are some things to do and NOT do if you find out you're a winner.

We often joke that nobody from Montana ever hits the lottery. That's not entirely true. That little state game called Montana Cash? Somebody from Monarch just won a huge jackpot of nearly one million dollars.

The prize for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $900 million after no one won it Tuesday.

Most slot machines these days are run on computer chips, which means that just like your trusty laptop, they’re bound to fail on occasion. That’s what happened to Behar Merlaku, who thought he’d won a $57 million jackpot, only to learn a software error voided his big score.