Mega Millions Jackpot Rises To $200 Million
POSTED: 6:10 am EDT October 14,
2009
UPDATED: 10:17 am EDT October 16,
2009
ATLANTA -- With no winner in the latest drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot will be worth an estimated $200 million the next time the multistate lottery game is played. The amount rolled over because no player matched all the winning numbers to win the $170 million grand prize Tuesday night. Mega Millions will be played again on Friday. Although there was no grand prize winner, 10 tickets were worth second prizes of $250,000 each, including one that was sold in Michigan. Another 55 players, including six who bought a ticket in Michigan, won third prizes of $10,000 each. The winning numbers from Tuesday were: 17, 31, 34, 45 and 51. The Mega Ball number was 24.You can watch the drawing live Friday on NewsChannel5 just before the 11 p.m. news.
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