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US lottery breaks record with $640 mln jackpot

31 March 2012 09:03 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports quoting CNN news that a winning ticket for the record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Baltimore County, the Maryland Lottery said Saturday.
Lottery officials are waiting for information on potential jackpot winners from other Mega Millions states. The winning numbers in the Mega Millions lottery Friday night were 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 with a Mega Ball of 23. California Lottery Commission spokesman Alex Traverso said 29 tickets sold in that state matched five of the six winning numbers. He said the payout will be about $125,000 to $130,000. A single winner could claim yearly payments or a one-time cash option of $462 million, Mega Millions spokeswoman Kelly Cripe said. The Mega Millions lottery is played in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, lottery officials say. The odds of winning the jackpot are about one in 176 million, which means a person would have a better chance of getting struck by lightning.