Two winners for $626 mn jackpot
19 Dec 2013 11:58 PM GMT
The $636 million jackpot was the second-largest lottery prize in US history. One ticket was sold in San Jose, Calif., California Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso said.
The other was sold in Georgia, but Mega Millions’ lead director Paula Otto said on early Wednesday morning that she didn’t yet know in which city it had been sold.
Otto, who is also the Virginia Lottery’s executive director, said $336 million in tickets were sold for Tuesday’s drawing - they had projected $319 million.
‘Sales were a little better than we’d anticipated,’ Otto said. ‘It was a fun run, it was our first holiday run for either of the big jackpot games.’
She said because of the higher sales, the jackpot may be more around $645 million. The final jackpot will be available by midday Wednesday, she said. The jackpot started its ascent on 4 October.
Twenty-two draws came and went without a winner, Otto said. She also said a billion worth of tickets were sold during the run, earning the places that offer Mega Millions - 43 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands - a total of $300 million.
The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39; Mega Ball: 7. The jackpot resets to $15 million for the next drawing, which is on Friday night.
The other was sold in Georgia, but Mega Millions’ lead director Paula Otto said on early Wednesday morning that she didn’t yet know in which city it had been sold.
Otto, who is also the Virginia Lottery’s executive director, said $336 million in tickets were sold for Tuesday’s drawing - they had projected $319 million.
‘Sales were a little better than we’d anticipated,’ Otto said. ‘It was a fun run, it was our first holiday run for either of the big jackpot games.’
She said because of the higher sales, the jackpot may be more around $645 million. The final jackpot will be available by midday Wednesday, she said. The jackpot started its ascent on 4 October.
Twenty-two draws came and went without a winner, Otto said. She also said a billion worth of tickets were sold during the run, earning the places that offer Mega Millions - 43 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands - a total of $300 million.
The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39; Mega Ball: 7. The jackpot resets to $15 million for the next drawing, which is on Friday night.
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