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$270 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised again
Mega Millions: $270 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised again
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The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game was increased to a whopping $270 million Wednesday, when all the tickets sold for the Tuesday night drawing failed to win the top prize. A Mega Millions lottery ticket wins the jackpot by matching all five lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 15 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 4 from Texas, and 1 from Washington. Each second prize ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. California Mega Millions winners receive different amounts, based upon the number of tickets sold and the number of winners in each prize category. California prize amounts for the Tuesday night drawing will be posted at the USA Mega web site after the amounts are announced by the California Lottery. (http://www.usamega.com/mega-millions-drawing.asp?d=2/19/2008) Also, 85 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 1, 38, 42, 55 and 56. The Mega Ball number was 34.
The Texas Megaplier was 4.
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Vancouver, WA United States Member #54144 July 15, 2007 93 Posts Offline |
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Well, it looks like it's time to go across the Columbia river and buy some MM tickets
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Hard Luck, Ak United States Member #23813 October 13, 2005 114 Posts Offline |
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Looks like I will have to make history and be the first Alaskan to win the Mega Millions!
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United States Member #52818 May 21, 2007 388 Posts Offline |
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Looks like I will have to make history and be the first Alaskan to win the Mega Millions! me ->  <-s5thomps
I swear @ times thars a conspiracy to never let it hit in Virginia not even foe the smaller $250k and $10k prizes 
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Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 169 Posts Offline |
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Time for an Ohio winner again.
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 3225 Posts Offline |
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Looks like I will have to make history and be the first Alaskan to win the Mega Millions! Actually, it would be neat to see an Alaskan win a huge jackpot. "No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
ThatScaryChick
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17054 Posts Online |
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Actually, it would be neat to see an Alaskan win a huge jackpot. That would be difficult, seeing as they don't even have a state lottery in Alaska, let alone Mega Millions!
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Atlanta United States Member #29025 December 20, 2005 5583 Posts Offline |
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270 million
 ....WOW Smart bets...... Equal Phat Pocket$!
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 3225 Posts Offline |
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That would be difficult, seeing as they don't even have a state lottery in Alaska, let alone Mega Millions! Oops, I didn't know that.  "No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
ThatScaryChick
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Nashville, Tn United States Member #39102 May 3, 2006 302 Posts Offline |
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it would be nice to see a 300mill jackpot this year  waiting patiently for my jackpot
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United States Member #28776 December 15, 2005 1170 Posts Offline |
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me -> <-s5thomps
I swear @ times thars a conspiracy to never let it hit in Virginia not even foe the smaller $250k and $10k prizes I would like to see a virginia winner as well..... as long as it was me. 
"By and by God caught his eye." David McCord
(12/15/1897 – 04/13/1997) US writer , epitaph for a waiter
"The vote, I thought, means nothing to women. We should be armed." Edna O'Brien
(12/15/1930 – ) Irish writer
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." J. Paul Getty
(12/15/1892 – 06/06/1976) US zillionaire
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mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 10549 Posts Offline |
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Time for an Ohio winner again.  I will be contributing $20 to the cause and hoping it return more than $2-$3. 
* What happens most *
* will most likely happen again *
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Florida United States Member #47021 September 14, 2006 495 Posts Offline |
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That sure is alot of money,$270 Mil. I'd take the lump sum, maybe like 130 million after taxes and take 10 percent off the top for myself and invest the other 90% and just let it grow in a $billion$ within the next 10-15 years and live off the interest for the rest of my life. The 10%, $13 Mil, will be plenty to live off while the rest of the nest egg grows with compounding interest.
But knowing my luck, I'd only win a free ticket... sigh... it's nice to dream I guess.  <-- yawn ..ok,ok...I'm awake now... back to work... 'I owe, I owe and off to work I go..(whistles)' 
Don't Play more, Play Smarter!
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New Member  Andover NJ United States Member #55638 September 15, 2007 5 Posts Offline |
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The 270 is a lot of money. Here in Jersey its $123,000,000 after taxes. Since i already know its mine I plan on investing $100 mil, giving away about 10 to 13 mil, spending the other 10 mil on a nicer house and toys, and then just look for other investments as a full time job. Full time means when I am not on vacation most of the year.
Even invested in something reasonably safe like municipal bonds will give a return of 4.5 to 6.5 percent without taxes. thats 4.5 to 6.5 mil a year. plenty for me and the family.
Buy the way, I know I am winning this because I had two dreams this week. the first one I was given the 4th and 5th number along with the mega ball number. I woke up and thought "thats great, but what about the other 3 numbers?" That night I had another dream and was given the first three numbers. So now I have all 6 numbers and you know I will be playing them today!!!
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United States Member #28776 December 15, 2005 1170 Posts Offline |
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That sure is alot of money,$270 Mil. I'd take the lump sum, maybe like 130 million after taxes and take 10 percent off the top for myself and invest the other 90% and just let it grow in a $billion$ within the next 10-15 years and live off the interest for the rest of my life. The 10%, $13 Mil, will be plenty to live off while the rest of the nest egg grows with compounding interest.
But knowing my luck, I'd only win a free ticket... sigh... it's nice to dream I guess. <-- yawn ..ok,ok...I'm awake now... back to work... 'I owe, I owe and off to work I go..(whistles)' 'I owe, I owe and off to work I go..(whistles)'
 I'd like to see you at a party!
"By and by God caught his eye." David McCord
(12/15/1897 – 04/13/1997) US writer , epitaph for a waiter
"The vote, I thought, means nothing to women. We should be armed." Edna O'Brien
(12/15/1930 – ) Irish writer
"If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." J. Paul Getty
(12/15/1892 – 06/06/1976) US zillionaire
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