Jackpot Grows to Estimated $23 Million in Mega Millions; Tuesday's Drawing Produces Nearly 340,000 Winning Tickets

The jackpot in Mega Millions is growing -- and there is no shortage of winners! A total of 339,853 tickets from coast to coast won prizes in the Tuesday, August 8, 2006 drawing. Since no ticket matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the Friday, August 11 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $23 million.

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The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 1-5-13-18-33 and the Mega Ball number was 30. Here is a breakdown of all the winning tickets in Tuesday's drawing:

Number of Tickets Matched Winning*

Jackpot Winners

0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot

Other Prize Winners Prize Amount*

2 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000

19 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000

1,235 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150

1,234 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150

18,358 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10

55,025 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7

97,189 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3

166,791 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

*California law restricts California Lottery games to pari-mutuel prizes. Prize amounts in California will differ from the fixed prize amounts shown here. Go to http://www.calottery.com/games/megamillions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts.

Pari-mutuel prizes means that prize amounts vary with the number of tickets sold and the number of winning tickets in each prize category.

Two tickets came within a heartbeat of winning the jackpot. Each matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were purchased in California and New Jersey.

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, 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.