Mega Millions Produces Another 'Mega' Winner Ticket Sold in New York Wins Estimated $149 Million Jackpot

Mega Millions Produces Another 'Mega' Winner Ticket Sold in New York Wins Estimated $149 Million Jackpot MEGA MILLIONS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Friday, November 19, 2004 drawing, and now players in New York City, New York are checking their tickets to see if they are the newest "mega" winner of an estimated $149 million jackpot. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020410/NYW073LOGO ) The winning numbers for Friday's drawing were: 01-12-24-36-51 and the Mega Ball number was 38. The holder of the winning jackpot ticket is not the only Mega Millions winner in Friday's drawing. A total of 956,936 other tickets won prizes ranging from $2 up to $175,000 for a total of $7,216,671. Thirteen tickets came within just one number of also winning the jackpot. They matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number to each win $175,000. These tickets were sold in Georgia (1); Illinois (2); Massachusetts (1); Maryland (1); Michigan (3); New Jersey (2); New York (1); Ohio (1); and Virginia (1). Here is a breakdown of the winning tickets from Friday's drawing: Number of Tickets Matched Winning 1 ticket matched all 6 numbers for: JACKPOT! 13 tickets matched the first 5 numbers for $175,000 81 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $5,000 4,117 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150 3,208 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150 48,946 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10 176,065 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7 266,994 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3 457,512 tickets matched only the Mega Ball for $2 The jackpot for the Tuesday, November 23, 2004 Mega Millions drawing starts back at $10 million. Mega Millions is played in 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 on Mega Millions please go to: http://www.megamillions.com/ . Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020410/NYW073LOGO PRN Photo Desk, +1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840 Source: Mega Millions Media Center CONTACT: Georgia - J.B. Landroche, +1-404-215-5062, Illinois - Courtney Hill, +1-312-255-3125, Maryland - Jimmy White, +1-410-230-8800, Massachusetts - Lisa McDonald, +1-781-849-5600, Michigan - Andrea Brancato, +1-517-335-5648, New Jersey - MaryAnn Rivell, +1-609-599-5875, New York - Carolyn Hapeman, +1-518-388-3415, Ohio - Mardele Cohen, +1-216-787-3309, Texas - Robert (Bobby) Heith, +1-512-344-5210, Virginia - John Hagerty or Cherie Phaup, +1-804-692-7777, Washington - Jacque Coe, +1-360-664-4723, all of Mega Millions Media Center Web site: http://www.megamillions.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment