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Mega Millions Grows to $189 Million

UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The Mega Millions jackpot continues to create excitement, as a total of 986,919 tickets from coast to coast were winners in the Friday, April 7 drawing. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $162 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, April 11, 2006 drawing grows to an estimated $189 million.

The winning numbers in Friday's drawing were: 01-18-31-46-52 and the Mega Ball number was 37.

A total of 12 tickets came within a heartbeat of winning the jackpot, by matching the first five numbers and only missing the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were purchased in California (4), Illinois (1), Michigan (1), New Jersey (1), New York (2), Ohio (1), Texas (1) and Virginia (1).

This jackpot has been growing since February 28, when Mega Millions had its most recent jackpot winner in Ohio. The jackpot has now rolled 11 times without a winner. The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately one in 176 million. The odds of winning any of the Mega Millions prizes are approximately 1 in 40.

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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