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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.

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 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.

Mega Millions® Ticket Worth $250,000 Sold in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Jackpot for March 13 Drawing Grows to $171 Million MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the March 9 drawing was sold at GetGo, 5603 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh. The winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 09-10-27-36-42, but not the yellow Mega Ball 11, 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 March 9 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.

PA Lottery Prize Worth $250,000 to Expire March 22
Unclaimed Winning Mega Millions Ticket was Sold in Delaware County MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Time is running out for the holder of a Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000 from the March 22, 2011 drawing to claim the prize. The ticket and prize will expire one year from the date of the drawing. "This prize will expire in just two weeks," said Lottery Executive Director Todd Rucci.

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.

Mega Millions: World Record Lottery Jackpot Brings USA to a Grinding Halt
NEW YORK, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for lottery tickets causes widespread chaos Demand for the world's first ever half billion dollar lottery jackpot is threatening to bring America to its knees as lottery terminals clog up internet bandwidth and the quest for lottery tickets disrupts everyday life. As the Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb ahead of tonight's draw, with some rumours predicting it could go even higher than $640 million, stories are emerging of paper shortages due to the need to print more lottery tickets, gas stations running dry as people fill up their cars to get to the nearest lottery agent and mobile phone networks clogged with people talking about the biggest jackpot prize in history. "I qu ...

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.