The Friday, March 24 Mega Millions drawing made a lot of Americans happy. A total of 677,688 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including nine tickets that only missed the Mega Ball number. There were however no Jackpot winners and since no ticket in Friday’s drawing matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $96 million.

The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing were: 1-2-17-47-49 and the Mega Ball number was 19. Here is a complete breakdown of the winning tickets:

9 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000
44 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000
1,516 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150
1,963 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150
32,393 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10
81,685 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7
196,290 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3
363,788 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

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