NEARLY 700,000 MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS WIN IN ONE DRAWING AS JACKPOT GROWS TO ESTIMATED $106 MILLION
Everything is getting bigger in Mega Millions: the jackpot, the number of winners and above all, the excitement. With nine different ways to win, a total of 692,893 tickets were winners in Friday’s drawing, including seven tickets that each won $250,000. No ticket managed to match all six numbers, so the jackpot for the Tuesday, July 3, 2007 drawing grows to an estimated $106 million.
The seven tickets that each won Mega Millions’ second highest prize of $250,000 matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were sold in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (2), Ohio and Virginia (2).
The winning numbers in the Friday, June 29 drawing were: 01-17-40-51-52 and the Mega Ball number was 07. Here is a breakdown of all the winning tickets:
7 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
38 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
1,416 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,656 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
30,473 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
72,602 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
198,577 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
388,124 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2
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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