Mega Millions Jackpot Leaps to Estimated $49 Million;

The Friday, July 14, 2006 Mega Millions drawing generated excitement and winners! A total of 386,049 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including one ticket that won $250,000. However, no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $40 million jackpot. That means the jackpot for the Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Mega Millions drawing grows to an estimated $49 million.

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The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 13-25-26-28-56 and the Mega Ball number was 39. 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*

1 ticket matched 5 numbers for $250,000

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

993 tickets matched 4 numbers for $150

1,133 tickets matched 3 numbers + the Mega Ball for $150

17,781 tickets matched 2 numbers + the Mega Ball for $10

52,711 tickets matched 3 numbers for $7

109,013 tickets matched 1 number + the Mega Ball for $3

204,400 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.

One lucky ticket that won $250,000 did so by matching the first five numbers and only missing the Mega Ball number. That ticket was purchased in 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.