Original Blog Entry: Mega-Millions Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold in Greenville North Carolina

Starr920 — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:27:58 GMT

GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - A winning lottery ticket worth mega-millions was sold right here in the east.

The Mega-Millions Jackpot winning ticket was sold inGreenville. The ticket matched all five white balls and the Mega Ball, and is worth $56.5 million dollars. The jackpot was split by another winning ticket in California.

The winning numbers for last night s Mega Millions drawing were:

3 19 21 44 45 Mega Ball 29.

The winner of the jackpot has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.

It seems the Tar Heel State has had a lucky run with the lottery in recent years.

This is our second Mega Millions Jackpot, said Alice Garland, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. So overall we re celebrating our fifth jackpot the same year we are celebrating our first five years of sales.

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