More Than 320,000 Tickets Win in Mega Millions Drawing;

The Friday, November 24 Mega Millions drawing really brought out the winners! A total of 321,032 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including three tickets that nearly hit the jackpot. However, no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $23 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, November 28, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $31 million.

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The winning numbers in Friday's drawing were: 14-35-40-47-48 and the Mega Ball number was 35. Here is a complete breakdown of the winning tickets:

Number of Tickets Matched Winning*

Jackpot Winners

0 tickets matched all 6 numbers for: jackpot

Other Prize Winners Prize Amount*

3 tickets matched 5 numbers for $250,000

15 tickets matched 4 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10,000

768 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150

824 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150

14,405 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10

40,650 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7

88,844 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3

175,523 tickets matched the Mega Ball for $2

*California law restricts California Lottery games to pari-mutuel prizes. Prize amounts in California will differ from the fixed prize amounts shown here. Go to http://www.calottery.com/games/megamillions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts.

Pari-mutuel prizes means that prize amounts vary with the number of tickets sold and the number of winning tickets in each prize category.

The three tickets that matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number were purchased in California, New York and Ohio.

Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, 10:00 PM Central Time and 8:00 PM Pacific Time. For more information on Mega Millions please go to: http://www.megamillions.com.