ATLANTA (AP) – It's almost unimaginable. No one picked the six correct numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions lottery game, sending the jackpot to a record $476 million for the Friday drawing.
By Rick Roach, AP
Darren Dhillon, owner of Fairmont Wine & Liquors in Vacaville, Calif., updates the Mega Millions jackpot sign at his checkout counter last week. The jackpot has increased from $290 million to $476 million after no one picked winning numbers.
By Rick Roach, AP
Darren Dhillon, owner of Fairmont Wine & Liquors in Vacaville, Calif., updates the Mega Millions jackpot sign at his checkout counter last week. The jackpot has increased from $290 million to $476 million after no one picked winning numbers.
Tuesday night's jackpot was $363 million, fed by weeks of drawings without a top winner. The previous record jackpot in the Mega Millions game was $390 million in 2007, split by two winners in New Jersey and Georgia.
In Tuesday night's game, 47 players came very close, matching 5 of the 6 winning numbers. Each of those tickets is worth at least $250,000.
Mega Millions is played in more than 40 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The winning numbers Tuesday night were: Nine, 19, 34, 44 and 51. The Mega Ball was 24.
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