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02.19.2008
At $220 Million, Tonight’s Jackpot Cracks MEGA Millions’ Top Ten
SACRAMENTO – Tonight’s MEGA Millions’ jackpot, brought to players by the California Lottery, is not only the current largest jackpot in the country, it has reached the rarified air of some of the game’s largest jackpots ever.
At $220 million, it is MEGA Millions’ ninth largest jackpot. Last draw, three California tickets came close to claiming the top prize, landing five of the six winning numbers. Those tickets were worth more than $368,000 each. Without a grand prize winner, the jackpot climbed into the MEGA Millions’ top ten prizes of all time.
Tickets cost only $1. Players can purchase tickets until 7:45 tonight. Players must match five numbers plus the MEGA number to claim the top prize.
Tickets are available at more than 19,000 California Lottery retail locations throughout the state. Players can find authorized retailers by visiting www.calottery.com/locations. Winning numbers are selected at 8 p.m.
As jackpots rise, the California Lottery would like to remind players that gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending above a person’s budget or using money intended for other purposes can ultimately lead to significant problems for players and their families. If a player recognizes that they have a gambling problem or if someone knows of someone who may have a problem, the California Lottery recommends calling the Problem Gambling Help Line at 1-800-GAMBLER.
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the
form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.
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