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Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $220 Million

UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- A total of 1,147,854 tickets won prizes in the Tuesday, April 11, 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 $189 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Friday, April 14, 2006 drawing grows to an estimated $220 million.

Pari-mutuel prizes means that prize amounts vary with the number of tickets sold and the number of winning tickets in each prize category.

17 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 California (6), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Maryland (1), New York (3), Ohio (1) and Washington (1).

This jackpot has been growing since February 28, when Mega Millions had its most recent jackpot winner. The jackpot has now rolled 12 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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