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Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to Estimated $66 Million
Thursday, June 21, 2007 posted 10:45 AM EDT
A total of 469,001 tickets won prizes in the Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, as players from coast to coast
are watching the jackpot grow. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $55 million jackpot, the jackpot
for the Friday, June 22, 2007 drawing grows to an estimated $66 million.
Seven tickets each won $250,000 in Tuesday's drawing. Those tickets matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega
Ball number. Two of them were purchased in Illinois, two in New York, two in Virginia and one in New Jersey.
The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 5-16-31-49-54 and the Mega Ball number was 19. Here is a complete breakdown
of the winning tickets in the June 19, 2007 drawing:
Number of Tickets Matched Winning* Jackpot Winners 0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot Other Prize Winners Prize
Amount* 7 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000 16 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000 1,019 tickets matched
4 numbers for $150 1,215 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150 21,250 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball
for $10 52,695 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7 135,443 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3 257,356 tickets matched
the Mega Ball for $2 *Prize amounts in California are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and will differ from the fixed prize amounts
shown here. Go to http://www.calottery.com/games/megamillions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts.
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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