Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $200M
POSTED: 7:48 am HST September 13, 2005
UPDATED: 8:13 am HST September 13, 2005
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Ticket buyers in New Jersey and 11 other states might find longer lines for Tuesday night's multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing.The jackpot is estimated at $200 million.A clerk at Delmontes News in Camden said people have been talking about the jackpot since it rolled over on Friday.Eight tickets narrowly missed winning an estimated $172 million by matching the first five numbers, but missing the Mega Ball number. One of those tickets was sold in New Jersey. Mega Millions is played in 12 states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.The winning numbers will be drawn Tuesday at 11 p.m. Eastern time.
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