Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Lack of Winner Drives Mega Millions to Near Half a Billion Dollars

Four Hundred Seventy-Six Million to be Exact.
The winning numbers for the $356 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, the third-largest prize in the game's history, were 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and Mega Ball 24, but they did not produce a winner, officials said.
The lack of winner on Tuesday night's drawing means the estimated jackpot will grow to an estimated $476 million for a drawing Friday, according to the offical Mega Millions website.

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot were estimated at about 1 in 176 million, according to lottery officials.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $390 million in March 2007, according to Mega Millions.
The winner is selected through five balls drawn from a set of balls numbered one through 56, and one ball is drawn from a set numbered one through 46.

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