Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $300 Million

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $300 million.

One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Georgia and New York. They are each worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.

The numbers drawn Friday were 18, 40, 47, 55, 64 and the Mega number was 11. The estimated jackpot was $267 million.

The drawing was the 13th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.

The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.


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