What Jckpot would you recieve if you pick the winning numbers in the Mega Millions lottery drawing?
The jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing climbed to $207 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s game. One ticket sold in Georgia matched the first five numbers drawn Tuesday night — 4, 5, 26, 37 and 56 — but missed on the Mega Millions ball, which was 25. That player won $250,000. “Large jackpots are very exciting for Georgians,” Georgia Lottery Corp. president and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco said before Tuesday night’s $170 million drawing. “Jackpots of this size provide entertainment for players and an opportunity to raise additional dollars for the educational programs we fund.” The jackpot for the multi-state lottery has been growing since July 7, when a player from New York won $133 million. Mega Millions is also played in Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, California and Washington state. Since the game began seven years ago, there have been 92 jackpot winners, with 11 of the jackpot-winning tickets be
Mega Millions jackpot now $170M by The Jersey Journal Tuesday August 18, 2009, 6:50 PM There’s still time — but not much — to plunk down a dollar in exchange for the dream of winning the $170 million jackpot in tonight’s Mega Millions lottery drawing. No one matched all six numbers in Friday’s drawing of the multi-state lottery, pushing the jackpot to its current level. The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 8-22-25-33-35 and the Mega Ball number was 46. Should you hold the single winning ticket and opt for the lump-sum cash payment, you’re looking at $106 million. According to the New Jersey Lottery Web site, you can purchase tickets until 10:45 tonight. The drawing is held at 11.
The grand prize in the Mega Millions multistate lottery game is going even higher, now up to $207 million for the next drawing on Friday. The jackpot has been rolled over because no player matched all the winning numbers in Tuesday’s $170 million drawing. Although no one took the big prize, 14 players who won second prizes of $250,000 each, though none was in Ohio. Another 58 tickets, including five sold in Ohio, were worth third prizes of $10,000.
The jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing climbed to $207 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s game. One ticket sold in Georgia matched the first five numbers drawn Tuesday night — 4, 5, 26, 37 and 56 — but missed on the Mega Millions ball, which was 25. That player won $250,000. “Large jackpots are very exciting for Georgians,” Georgia Lottery Corp. president and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco said before Tuesday night’s $170 million drawing. “Jackpots of this size provide entertainment for players and an opportunity to raise additional dollars for the educational programs we fund.” The jackpot for the multi-state lottery has been growing since July 7, when a player from New York won $133 million. Mega Millions is also played in Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, California and Washington state. Since the game began seven years ago, there have been 92 jackpot winners, with 11 of the jackpot-winning tickets be
Mega Millions jackpot now $170M by The Jersey Journal Tuesday August 18, 2009, 6:50 PM There’s still time — but not much — to plunk down a dollar in exchange for the dream of winning the $170 million jackpot in tonight’s Mega Millions lottery drawing. No one matched all six numbers in Friday’s drawing of the multi-state lottery, pushing the jackpot to its current level. The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 8-22-25-33-35 and the Mega Ball number was 46. Should you hold the single winning ticket and opt for the lump-sum cash payment, you’re looking at $106 million. According to the New Jersey Lottery Web site, you can purchase tickets until 10:45 tonight. The drawing is held at 11. Sources: http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/08/mega_millions_jackpot_now_170m_1.
