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Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold in Chester County
Jackpot for March 9 Drawing Grows to $148 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million from the March 6 drawing was sold at Spring City Sunoco, 3395 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, Chester County. The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 20-24-31-33-36, but not the yellow Mega Ball 44, and was purchased with the Megaplier option, which awards a $1 million match-five prize, less 25-percent federal withholding. The retailer will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling a winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the March 6 winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated.

Mega Millions® Jackpot Soars to $640 Million Annuity, $462 Million Cash
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery players have until 9:59 p.m. tonight to purchase tickets for the world-record Mega Millions jackpot, which today grew again, to a $640 million annuity value and $462 million cash prize.

Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Sold in Northampton, Berks Counties, Pennsylvania
Jackpot for March 6 Drawing Grows to $127 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Mega Millions tickets worth $250,000 each from the March 2 drawing were sold at the following locations: Herman's Service Center, 788 Main St., Tatamy, Northampton County; and Weis Markets, 552 State St., Hamburg, Berks County. Each winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 16-29-48-52-54, but not the yellow Mega Ball 5, to win individual prizes of $250,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. Each retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling a winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of either winner until each prize is claimed and each ticket is validated.

PA Lottery and Department of Aging Celebrate 40 Years of Benefiting Older Pennsylvanians
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In March 1972, Don McLean's "American Pie" was a radio hit, a gallon of gas cost just 36 cents and the first Pennsylvania Lottery tickets were sold.

WinTrillions: World Goes Crazy as Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Nears Record
LONDON, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Winner would be richer than Simon Cowell Lottery fans across the globe are going crazy for  Mega Millions  as the jackpot on the USA mega-lottery approaches $260 million, with the winner set to become richer than Simon Cowell. Whoever secures the mind-boggling jackpot on the world's richest weekly lottery wouldn't only put the music impresario in the shade, they would also be richer than Elton John and Tom Cruise, with only super-wealthy celebs such as Paul McCartney and Oprah Winfrey higher up the Rich List.

Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Sold in Bucks, Philadelphia Counties
Jackpot for March 23 Drawing Grows to $290 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Mega Millions tickets worth $250,000 each from the March 20 drawing were sold at the following locations: 7-Eleven, 320 E.

Pennsylvania Lottery: March 27 Mega Millions® Jackpot Grows to $356 Million, Third Largest in Game History
Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Somerset County MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mega Millions® jackpot for March 27 has grown to the third-largest jackpot in game history, with an estimated annuity value of $356 million and a lump-sum cash value of $255.1 million.

Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Philadelphia
Jackpot for April 6 Drawing Grows to $20 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the April 3 drawing was sold at New Roxies Food Mart, 8315 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia. The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 11-35-38-41-52, but not the yellow Mega Ball 40, for a prize of $250,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Lottery officials cannot confirm the identity of the winner until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated.

Five Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Each Sold in York, Jefferson, Washington and Philadelphia Counties
Jackpot-Winning Tickets Sold in Kansas, Illinois, Maryland; Next Jackpot $12 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Lottery sold a record five tickets worth $250,000 each for the March 30 Mega Millions drawing.

WinTrillions: Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Breaks All Records
LONDON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US lottery's $476 million rollover reaches into Outer Space History will be made this Friday when  Mega Millions, the USA national lottery played across 42 states, smashes the record for the largest lottery jackpot prize in history, paying out $476 million. Research commissioned by lottery website WinTrillions shows that a pile of $10 bills totalling $476 million would reach 5.2 kilometres (3.4 miles) in height; that's the equivalent of 13 Empire State Buildings stacked one on top of the other or 2,971 people standing on each other's shoulders. If $1 bills were used, the pile would actually reach into Outer Space.