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MEGA MILLIONS Jackpot Grows To Estimated $34 Million
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 posted 10:27 AM EDT
The Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Mega Millions drawing really brought out the winners! A total of 403,919 tickets from coast to
coast matched enough numbers to win Mega Millions’ prizes. That includes seven tickets that only missed one number: the
Mega Ball number. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to take home the jackpot, that jackpot grows to an estimated $34
million for the Friday, May 25, 2007 drawing.
The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing were: 2-7-11-22-36 and the Mega Ball number was 35. Here is a complete breakdown
of the winning tickets:
7 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
47 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
2,033 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,443 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
20,327 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
78,149 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
109,251 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
192,662 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2
The seven tickets that matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number were purchased in California,
Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas.
Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
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.
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