California's MEGA Millions(R) Players Win in Many Ways.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. officials announced that MEGA Millions Mega Millions is a multi-state US$1 lottery game in the United States. Twelve U.S. states currently license Mega Millions as a provider of multistate lotteries in those states (29 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands license Powerball, Mega Millions' main (R) players from California have not only won the jackpot prize twice, but the second tier prize 38 times. The second tier prize is won by players who match five out of five numbers without matching the MEGA number Many states have set up lottery games that award a substantial prize, often in the tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars to some lucky winner or group of winners. Such games often go by the name of Mega Millions, Hot Lotto, or Powerball. . One of the most recent second tier prizes awarded was from the draw on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, and was worth $812,500, but it was not the largest. On August 9, 2005, the second tier prize of $1.4 million was won by one lucky Californian. "MEGA Millions gives you nine ways to win and more than 5 million California players have won a total of more than $368 million," said Lottery spokesperson Mike Doyle The name Mike Doyle may refer to:
The largest MEGA Millions prize awarded in California, so far, was the $315 million jackpot prize which was won by the "Lucky 7" on November 15, 2005. MEGA Millions and SuperLOTTO Plus can be played at every California Lottery retailer. Undecided which game to play? Try a "California Combo" and get 5 MEGA Millions plays and 5 SuperLOTTO Plus(R) plays in one transaction. For additional information on the California State Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. , please visit www.calottery.com. |
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