Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to Estimated $130 Million!

Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to Estimated $130 Million! Players Win More Than $5.7 Million In Friday's Drawing MEGA MILLIONS, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Millions excitement is growing along with the jackpot -- and players are lining up for a piece of the action. More than 750,000 tickets were winners in the Friday, January 14 Mega Millions drawing. That includes 12 tickets that each won $175,000 and 48 tickets that each won $5,000. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $111 million jackpot, the jackpot for the Tuesday, January 18, 2005 drawing grows to an estimated $130 million. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020410/NYW073LOGO) The winning numbers in Friday's drawing were 15-19-24-40-47 and the Mega Ball Number was 50. The 12 tickets that each won $175,000 matched the first five Mega Millions numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were sold in Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (1), New Jersey (2), New York (1), Ohio (1), Texas (1) and Virginia (4). Here is a breakdown of the 750,122 winning tickets in Friday's drawing: Number of Tickets Matched Winning 12 tickets matched the first 5 numbers for $175,000 48 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $5,000 2,848 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150 2,391 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150 37,818 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10 131,353 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7 212,297 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3 363,355 tickets matched just the Mega Ball for $2 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 - Jennifer Mauer, +1-518-388-3415, Ohio - Mardele Cohen, +1-216-787-3309, Virginia - Jill Vaughan, +1-804-692-7777, Texas - Robert (Bobby) Heith, +1-512-344-5210, Washington - Jacque Coe, +1-360-664-4723, all of Mega Millions Media Center Web site: http://www.megamillions.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment