MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT GROWS TO ESTIMATED $37 MILLION

Saturday, March 17, 2007 posted 01:14 PM EDT

The Mega Millions game continued to create excitement this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. A total of 463,815 tickets from coast to coast were lucky winners in the Friday, March 16, 2007 drawing, including three tickets that each won $250,000. Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $37 million.

The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 17-25-36-40-43 and the Mega Ball number was 9. Here is a complete breakdown of all the winning tickets:

Number of Tickets Matched Winning*

Jackpot Winners 0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot

Other Prize Winners Prize Amount*

3 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000

23 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000

1,076 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150

1,340 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150

21,503 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10

56,248 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7

130,234 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3

253,388 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

*Prize amounts in California are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and will differ from the fixed prize amounts shown here. Go to http://www.calottery.com/games/megamillions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts.

Those three tickets that matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number were purchased in California, New York and Virginia.

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, 10:00 PM Central Time and 8:00 PM Pacific Time.

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