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07.19.2005
SPLURGE A LITTLE:  WITH $145 MILLION UP FOR GRABS -- 5 PRIVATE ISLANDS IN THE BAHAMAS COULD SOON BE YOURS!

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Lottery players have just hours to buy their MEGA Millions tickets for a chance at $145 million.  Imagine what you can buy with $145 million…

  • Both Oprah Winfrey’s Santa Barbara estate and Jerry Seinfeld’s house in the Hamptons
  • More than 6,666 nights or 18 years in the Presidential Suite at The Plaza in New York City
  • Season tickets at Dodger Stadium for you and more than 31,746 of your favorite friends
  • More than 166 personal concerts at your home performed by Beyoncé
  • More than 9,523,809 movie tickets

Since MEGA Millions was introduced in California over 700,000 players will be paid prizes totaling more than $5 million. The MEGA Millions game shattered first-day sales records with $2.4 million in sales, eclipsing New York’s first day MEGA Millions sales of $1.7 million, a record set in 2002. 

To purchase your MEGA Millions ticket for today’s draw, go to any of the more than 18,000 retailer locations in California by 7:45 p.m.  Undecided on which lotto game to play?  Try a “California Combo.”  This fun option gives players 5 MEGA Millions plays and 5 SuperLOTTO Plus® plays on one ticket.

ABOUT MEGA MILLIONS:  MEGA Millions draws occur on Tuesday and Friday nights at 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.  It was one of the first multi-state lotteries to be introduced to generate large jackpots.  Currently, 12 states are part of MEGA Millions, including California, New York, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington.


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