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Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $220 Million
Two Second-Tier $250,000 Tickets Sold in Maryland; 16 Since July

           
(Baltimore) – As the Mega Millions jackpot keeps growing, so do the number of winners in Maryland.  In just three days, four second-tier $250,000 winning tickets were sold in Maryland, two of which came from Friday’s drawing.  There was no jackpot winner, making tonight’s drawing worth $220 million. 

The winning tickets were purchased at McKay’s Food & Drug at 46075 Signature Lane in Lexington Park and Klein’s #4246 at 1321 Riverside Parkway in Belcamp. The numbers drawn on Friday were 07, 11, 26, 30, 53 and Mega Ball 14.  The winners, who matched all numbers except for the Mega Ball, have 182 days to claim their prizes.

Maryland has had a number of Mega Millions winners recently, including 16 second-tier and two jackpot winners since the beginning of the fiscal year in July. Baltimore County resident, Bunky Bartlett, was one of four people nationwide to win the $330 million Mega Millions jackpot in July 2007, taking home a prize of $82.5 million. The biggest jackpot win in Maryland history, $183 million, was won in June 2003 by Bernadette Gietka, from Baltimore County.

The Mega Millions drawing is held in Atlanta, Georgia and can be seen locally on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 11:22 pm on WBAL-TV, Channel 11.  The multi-state Mega Millions game is played in 12 states -- Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, Texas and California.

 

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