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MEGA Millions Jackpot Offers Hefty Payout
Bill Curtis By: Bill Curtis
5:15 PM Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
SACRAMENTO – Jumping $20 million since Friday, the California Lottery’s MEGA Millions game offers players a rare chance at $125 million tonight. The game has rolled 10 times without a grand prize winner since it was last hit more than two months ago. Tickets for the game cost only $1. For tonight’s jackpot, tickets can be purchased until 7:45 p.m. Results are announced at 8 p.m. Players must match five numbers plus the Mega number to claim the grand prize. Tickets are available at more than 20,000 California Lottery retail locations throughout the state. Players can find authorized retailers by visiting www.calottery.com/locations.



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, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.


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