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LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s (Aug. 19) drawing to $216 million.
Two tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold, both in New York, according to the= Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game. One ticket is worth $2 million, the other $3 million.
The amount is based on the multiplier multiplied by 1 million and can range from $2 million to $10 million. The numbers drawn Friday were 4, 17, 27, 34, 69 and the Mega number was 16. The estimated jackpot was $198 million.
The drawing was the 14th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. (CNS)
