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$370 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot record
$370 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot recordPosted: 3/6/2007 12:21:08 PM  The Mega Millions Jackpot has broken an all-time, worldwide record. It now stands at $370 million and tickets are selling at an amazing rate. New Jersey officials report Mega Millions tickets are selling in that state at a rate of 700,000 tickets per hour, and that won't even match what they expect during "rush hour." Officials say early evening is when they sell the most tickets, and that's when they expect to hit 1.2 million ticket sales per hour. Sales close at all locations at 10:45 pm. The results will be shown at www.usamega.com minutes after the drawing takes place. The jackpot is so huge that tonight's drawing has been moved from Atlanta to Times Square. New York Lottery diva Yolanda Vega will be on hand to draw the winning numbers for the historic prize. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 176 million. But there are also secondary prizes, starting from $2 on up. The odds there are about 1 in 40 — which means, of course, you still could parlay your winning back into more tickets in case nobody wins the jackpot Tuesday. The previous record-holder was Powerball, at $365 million on February 18, 2006, which was claimed by 8 meat plant workers in Nebraska. Other significant records: in 2002, three winners shared a Mega Millions jackpot of $331 million. Powerball has the record for the largest single winner with $314.9 million won on Christmas Day. Source: Lottery Post Staff
New Member Atlanta United States Member #50757 March 3, 2007 2 Posts Offline |
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The only thing I hope for is when the person who will be blessed with this astronomical amount of money will be smart and use good judgement when handling it. I say this because I notice when the jackpot gets this big and someone wins, their fortune always seem to end up in turmoil. Good Luck to Everyone who plays tonight!!!
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 15552 Posts Offline |
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Aw, come on, I hope I win it so I can go spend a lot of money! 
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Atlantic Mine, Michigan United States Member #417 June 23, 2002 1550 Posts Offline |
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Well at least we beat the record out right now....we always had it with the cash option but now MM is the ruler once again! There is no way no one is going to win tonight. I will be very suprised it only 1 ticket matches all the numbers. B-rad
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Greenwich, CT United States Member #4879 May 24, 2004 1822 Posts Offline |
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If I win, I will have to hop into my car and drive around, screaming, just so that no one hears me and thinks there's a crime being committed!
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New Jersey United States Member #18150 June 28, 2005 12812 Posts Online |
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Well at least we beat the record out right now....we always had it with the cash option but now MM is the ruler once again! There is no way no one is going to win tonight. I will be very suprised it only 1 ticket matches all the numbers. B-rad I can see the headlines now:
370 Quick Pick Tickets Matched All 6 Numbers on Last Nights MegaMillions Drawing! LOL! A mind once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions!
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Atlantic Mine, Michigan United States Member #417 June 23, 2002 1550 Posts Offline |
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Well I just did the math and they are selling about $150,000,000 worth of tickets for this drawing. I believe that might be a record in itself but the May 2000 draw might have actually sold more. So I highly doubt someone is not going to win this drawing and if by a very slim chance no one does it will be amazing to see the next jackpot numbers. B-rad
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United States Member #24782 October 22, 2005 309 Posts Offline |
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Multiple Winners!!! I wasn't gonna get on board but the talked about it on Today's show. I thought I better do something. Since I got my tickets over the internet, maybe after I come out of jail I will enjoy the money.
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da bronx,city island,n.y. United States Member #30895 January 17, 2006 113 Posts Offline |
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hey todd.if i win i'll buy you a new vet......
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Greenwich, CT United States Member #4879 May 24, 2004 1822 Posts Offline |
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You know they have to be lowballing the estimate. How embarrassing would that be..."Well, we thought we had snatched the record from PB, but the jackpot was really $362 million, so we didn't even beat the Big Game." Dare I mention it....when the dust settles, could tonight reach the $400,000,000 level???
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