MEGA MILLIONS, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Millions excitement is growing
along with the jackpot and players definitely want a piece of the action.
Almost 720,000 tickets from coast to coast were winners in the Friday, April
08, 2005 drawing. That includes 19 tickets that each won $175,000 and 83
tickets that each won $5,000. In fact, Mega Millions players won a total of
$7,257,061 in Friday's drawing. However, no ticket matched all six numbers to
win the $102 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, April
12, 2005 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $120 million.
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Friday's winning numbers were 05-13-17-33-35 and the Mega Ball number 35.
The 19 tickets that won Mega Millions' second highest prize of $175,000
came within just one number of winning it all. Each ticket matched the first
five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were sold in
Illinois (2), Michigan (4), New Jersey, New York (9), and Texas (3).
Here is a breakdown of all the winning tickets in Friday's drawing:
Number of Tickets Matched Winning
19 tickets matched 5 numbers for $175,000
83 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $5,000
3,161 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
2,740 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
38,890 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
138,149 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
202,722 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
333,901 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2
Mega Millions is played in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Officials in California have announced plans to join the fun later this year.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM Eastern
Time, 10:00 PM Central Time and 8:00 PM Pacific Time.
For more information on Mega Millions please go to:
http://www.megamillions.com .
SOURCE Mega Millions Media Center
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CONTACT:
Georgia: Tandi Reddick, +1-404-215-5062,
Illinois: Courtney Hill, +1-312-255-3125, Maryland: Jimmy White,
+1-410-230-8800, Massachusetts: Lisa McDonald, +1-781-849-5600,
Michigan: Andrea Brancato, +1-517-335-5648, New Jersey: MaryAnn
Rivell, +1-609-599-5875, New York: Jennifer Mauer,
+1-518-388-3415, Ohio: Mardele Cohen, +1-216-787-3309, Texas:
Robert (Bobby) Heith, +1-512-344-5210, Virginia: Jill Vaughan,
+1-804-692-7777, Washington: Jacque Coe, +1-360- 664-4723,
California: Rosa Escutia, +1-916-324-9639, all for Mega Millions
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