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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 is $290 Million, Eighth Largest in Game History
Middletown, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Excitement is building for tonight's Mega Millions drawing, which is the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history with an estimated annuity value of $290 million.

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.

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.

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.

PA Lottery: March 30 Mega Millions® Jackpot Grows to World-Record $500 Million
Tickets Worth $250,000 Sold in Chester, Delaware Counties MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crushing the previous record of $390 million, the Mega Millions® jackpot for the March 30 drawing has grown to world-record size: a $500 million annuity or $359.4 million cash.

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.

Governor Corbett Launches Initiative to Maximize Funding for Older Adult Services Funded by the Pennsylvania Lottery
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced his administration is taking an innovative step that could increase future funding for a wide range of vital programs for older adults supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery.  The commonwealth has issued a Request for Qualifications to pursue a private management agreement for the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Mega Millions® Tickets Worth $250,000 Sold in Monroe, Luzerne Counties
Jackpot for March 2 Drawing Grows to $108 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Mega Millions tickets worth $250,000 each from the Feb. 28 drawing were sold at the following locations: Route 115 Food Mart, Route 115 and Gilbert Road, Effort, Monroe County; and Your Choice, 285 S.

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.