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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 ...

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.

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 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 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.

Cash 5 Ticket Worth $325,000 Sold in Montgomery County
MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the March 18 drawing was sold at Wawa, 1500 High St., Pottstown, Montgomery County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 05-09-13-33-35, to win a jackpot of $325,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. The retailer 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.

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.

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 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.