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Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $82 Million

UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- A total of 617,037 tickets won prizes in the Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Mega Millions drawing, as players from coast to coast are watching the jackpot grow. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $68 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Friday, March 24, 2006 drawing grows to an estimated $82 million.

The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 04-16-17-28-31 and the Mega Ball number was 08.

Seven tickets came within a heartbeat of winning the jackpot. Each matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were purchased in Illinois (1), New Jersey (2), New York (3) and Virginia (1).

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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