Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $61 Million
Monday, January 30th, 2006A total of 529,033 tickets won prizes in the Friday, January 27, 2006 Mega Millions drawing, as players from coast to coast are watching the jackpot grow. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $50 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, January 31, 2006 drawing grows to an estimated $61 million.
The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 02-07-08-18-29 and the Mega Ball number was 46.
Here is a complete breakdown of the winning tickets:
Number of Tickets Matched Winning*
Jackpot Winners
0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot
Other Prize Winners Prize Amount*
9 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
48 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
2,184 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,901 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
27,988 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
90,658 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
148,881 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
257,364 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2
*California law restricts California Lottery games to pari-mutuel prizes. Prize amounts in California will differ from the fixed prize amounts shown here. Go to www.calottery.com/games/megamillions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts.
Pari-mutuel prizes means that prize amounts vary with the number of tickets sold and the number of winning tickets in each prize category.
Nine 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 (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (1), Maryland (2), Michigan (1), New York (1) and Ohio (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.
For more information about the Mega Millions Lottery please visit www.megamillions.com