Spring Has Sprung at the California Lottery with More Than $100 Million in Jackpots

03.21.2008
Spring Has Sprung at the California Lottery with More Than $100 Million in Jackpots

SACRAMENTO – No one won either California Lottery big jackpot game this week so tonight’s MEGA Millions has bloomed into an $83 million prize and is the largest jackpot in the nation. Saturday night’s SuperLOTTO Plus jackpot is at $19 million.

Tickets for both games cost $1. Players can choose to play the “California Combo,” which is five Quick Pick tickets for MEGA Millions and five Quick Pick tickets for SuperLOTTO Plus, all in one transaction. Authorized retailers can be found by visiting www.calottery.com/locations.

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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