Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $220 million

Feb 16, 2008, 10:37 am (13 comments)

Mega Millions

The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing was raised to $220 million.

The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold for Friday night's $179 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number. The next drawing will be Tuesday night.

There were 13 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 3 from California, 2 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 4 from New York, and 1 from Virginia.  Each second prize ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000 apiece, except for California winners, who will get $368,554 each.

Unlike the other eleven Mega Millions states, California has pari-mutuel payouts at every prize level, so winners are paid an amount based on ticket sales and number of winners.

Also, 83 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000, except for California tickets, which are worth $9,662 each.

The winning numbers from Friday night's drawing were: 7, 11, 26, 30 and 53. The Mega Ball number was 14.

The Texas Megaplier was 3.

Lottery Post Staff

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MissNYC's avatarMissNYC

It's about time this pot has grown...jackpots rarely get this big anymore. Anyways...Tuesdays my night people!

Bradly_60's avatarBradly_60

I was thinking the same so I guess you and I will have to split it.  $50 million each after taxes isn't bad....haha

Brad

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

Good luck to those who are playing!

jeffrey's avatarjeffrey

Me, me, mine all mine. I will be socially secure. Party

hjones

I think I've got the winning numbers for this drawing... in my head.

gatortom

Put them on a ticket!!! GL all!!!

dld1961

How about this go to Mad Dogs mega millions challange and post your picks, then lets see how you fare.  Wont cost you a cent.  Put up or go home, God bless and good luck.

chasingadream's avatarchasingadream

crossing my fingers......anybody think its gonna roll one more time?

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

Quote: Originally posted by chasingadream on Feb 18, 2008

crossing my fingers......anybody think its gonna roll one more time?

I think it may roll one or two times, but I don't think it will be a record jackpot.

JackpotWanna's avatarJackpotWanna

I think I am going to win. Big Smile

psykomo's avatarpsykomo

Quote: Originally posted by Bradly_60 on Feb 16, 2008

I was thinking the same so I guess you and I will have to split it.  $50 million each after taxes isn't bad....haha

Brad

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JackpotWanna's avatarJackpotWanna

I think the mega Million jackpot will be 225 - 227 million today.  Lots of people are buying today.

 

Party

spy153's avatarspy153

Quote: Originally posted by JackpotWanna on Feb 19, 2008

I think the mega Million jackpot will be 225 - 227 million today.  Lots of people are buying today.

 

Party

Yeah, I think it will be higher than advertised too.  I'm thinking 222 million.  Don't know why that number.... It just seems to stick out to me. 

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