MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT LEAPS TO ESTIMATED $49 MILLION

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT LEAPS TO ESTIMATED $49 MILLION; MORE THAN 386,000 TICKETS ARE WINNERS

The Friday, July 14, 2006 Mega Millions drawing generated excitement and winners! A total of 386,049 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including one ticket that won $250,000. However, no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $40 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $49 million.

Number of Tickets Matched Winning*
Jackpot Winners 0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot
Other Prize Winners Prize Amount*
1 ticket matched 5 numbers for $250,000
17 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
993 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,133 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
17,781 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
52,711 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
109,013 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
204,400 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

The winning lottery numbers in Tuesday’s drawing were: 13-25-26-28-56 and the Mega Ball number was 39. Here is a complete breakdown of the winning tickets:

One lucky lottery ticket that won $250,000 did so by matching the first five numbers and only missing the Mega Ball number. That ticket was purchased in Ohio.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 12 states: California Mega Millions, Georgia Mega Millions , Illinois Maryland, Massachusetts Mega Millions, Michigan Mega Millions, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia Mega Millions and Washington.

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