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Lottery Reaches Record $476M; Where to Buy Mega Millions Tickets?
The lottery drawing on Friday will be for a record amount, smashing the previous high of $390 million in 2007.
Disappointed your numbers didn't hit in the Mega Millions Lottery drawing Tuesday night? Don't worry, nobody else won the big jackpot either.
Which means that money will roll over to Friday night when someone could potentially win $476 million. According to Philly.com, 47 tickets - two in Pennsylvania and two in NJ - hit five of the six numbers but missed the Gold Ball number Tuesday night.
Tuesday's winning numbers were 09, 19, 34, 44, 51 and the gold ball of 24.
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The cash jackpot is at $341 million, jumping from $259 million from the previous drawing. That number is $101 million more than the second-biggest cash jackpot ever, in January last year.
Are you feeling lucky and want to 'give your dreams a chance?' Then buy a ticket at one of these local spots:
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Never played before? Then try the Mega Millions Demo. If you do plan on buying a lottery ticket, you can watch the results on Friday night at 11 p.m. on ABC.
How to play
Mega Millions tickets cost $1.00 per play.
Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 56 and one number from 1 to 46 - or select Easy Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
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