Georgia Lottery Sales Surpass $3 Billion

Georgia Lottery Sales Surpass $3 Billion
Date: June 16, 2006



ATLANTA – With two weeks remaining in the fiscal year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation (GLC) today announced its annual sales have surpassed $3 BILLION for the first time in GLC history.
"Crossing the $3 billion mark in sales is a significant milestone for the Georgia Lottery and the citizens of Georgia, who benefit from every dollar we raise," said GLC President and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco. "As we approach the end of the fiscal year on such a strong note, we remain committed to our mission of maximizing dollars for the HOPE Scholarship and Prekindergarten Programs."

The Georgia Lottery's fiscal year 2006 spans from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. GLC sales for fiscal year 2005 reached a then-record $2.92 billion.

Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $8.2 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs including Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia's Prekindergarten Program. More than 900,000 students have received HOPE Scholarships, and more than 700,000 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.


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ONE MEGA MILLIONS TICKET WINS ESTIMATED $23 MILLION JACKPOT

ONE MEGA MILLIONS TICKET WINS ESTIMATED $23 MILLION JACKPOT;
Winning Ticket Purchased In Genoa, Ohio
Mega Millions is on a hot streak. For the third time this
month, the game has produced another jackpot winner!
One ticket in the Tuesday, June 27, 2006 drawing matched
all six numbers to win the estimated $23 million jackpot.
The winning ticket was purchased in Genoa, Ohio.

The jackpot winner is one of 330,448 tickets that won
prizes in Tuesday’s drawing. That includes three tickets
that came within just one number of hitting the jackpot.
Each of these tickets missed only the Mega Ball number.
The tickets were sold in California, Maryland and Michigan.

Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers were 02-14-20-29-44
and the Mega Ball number was 32. Here is a breakdown of
all the winning tickets:
1 ticket matched all 6 numbers for the JACKPOT!
3 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
20 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
963 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,011 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
15,911 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
49,847 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
92,179 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
170,513 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

The jackpot for the Friday, June 30, 2006 Mega Millions
drawing is $12 million.

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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winning Powerball numbers for Sat 6/24

Powerball numbers for 06/24/2006 are:

08 11 30 39 47 Powerball 23
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The estimated Grand Prize was: $20,000,000 ($8,900,000 cash).
There was no Grand Prize Winner.

The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 with
an estimated Grand Prize of $28,000,000 ($12,600,000 cash).



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