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MEGA Millions® Jackpot Hits $105 Million

SACRAMENTO - The California Lottery is excited to announce that, because no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's MEGA Millions draw, thve jackpot for tomorrow night has once again eclipsed the century mark, hitting an estimated $105 million.

MEGA Millions is a multi-state game, played in California and 11 other states. 

Players pick five numbers from a field of 56 plus a Mega nvumber from a field of 46. Draw times are Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. PST. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased from any of the more than 21,000 California Lottery retailers.

Please visit the California Lottery's MEGA Millions site for more information. 

As jackpots rise, the California Lottery would like to remind players that gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending above a person's budget or using money intended for other purposes can ultimately lead to significant problems for players and their families. If a player recognizes that they have a gambling problem or if someone knows of someone who may have a problem, the California Lottery recommends calling the Problem Gambling Help Line at 1-800-GAMBLER.

More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes.

Since its inception in 1985, Lottery players have contributed nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.