Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $162 Million
UNITED STATES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- The jackpot is growing even larger, and Mega Millions players from coast to coast are the winners! A total of 975,307 tickets won prizes in the Tuesday, April 4, 2006 drawing. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the jackpot, the excitement continues to grow for the Friday, April 7, 2006 drawing, which will have an estimated jackpot of $162 million.
The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 9-25-48-51-56 and the Mega Ball number was 7. Eight tickets came within a heartbeat of winning the jackpot. Each matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were purchased in California (3), Georgia (1), Michigan (1), New York (2) and Virginia (1).
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.
