Mega Millions jackpot increases to $162 million

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 posted 11:18 AM EDT

ATLANTA - The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $162 million.

The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $138 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number. The next drawing will be Friday night.

There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000 apiece. None of those tickets were sold in Illinois.

Also, 42 players, including three from Illinois, matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

The winning numbers from Tuesday night's drawing were: nine, 25, 48, 51 and 56. The Mega Ball number was seven.

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