Mega Millions Jackpot Is $59 Million and Growing; No Jackpot Winner Friday But Players Win Nearly $3 Million

Mega Millions Jackpot Is $59 Million and Growing; No Jackpot Winner Friday But Players Win Nearly $3 Million

MEGA MILLIONS, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so the estimated jackpot for the Tuesday, February 15, 2005 drawing climbs to $59 million. Players throughout the 11 participating states won a total of $2,954,278 in Friday's drawing. There were 409,651 tickets that won prizes ranging from $2 up to $175,000.

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The winning numbers in the Friday, February 11, 2005 drawing were: 6-14-21-24-50 and the Mega Ball number was 28.

Five tickets came close to winning the jackpot in Friday's drawing. Each of these tickets matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number to win $175,000. The five tickets were sold in Georgia (1), Illinois (1), New Jersey (1), Ohio (1) and Texas (1). There were also 27 tickets that matched four numbers plus the Mega Ball number to each win $5,000.

Here is a breakdown of the winning tickets from Friday's drawing:

5 tickets matched 5 numbers for $175,000
27 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $5,000
1,584 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,532 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
22,195 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
73,927 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
116,677 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
193,704 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2



Mega Millions is played in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Officials in California have announced plans to join the fun later this year. 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.

For more information on Mega Millions, visit http://www.megamillions.com/.

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CONTACT: Georgia: Tandi Reddick, +1-404-215-5062, Illinois: Courtney
Hill, +1-312-255-3125, Maryland: Jimmy White, +1-410-230-8800, Massachusetts:
Lisa McDonald, +1-781-849-5600, Michigan: Andrea Brancato, +1-517-335-5648,
New Jersey: MaryAnn Rivell, +1-609-599-5875, New York: Jennifer Mauer,
+1-518-388-3415, Ohio: Mardele Cohen, +1-216-787-3309, Texas: Robert (Bobby)
Heith, +1-512-344-5210, Virginia: Jill Vaughan, +1-804-692-7777, or
Washington: Jacque Coe, +1-360-664-4723, all for Mega Millions

Web site: http://www.megamillions.com/


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