Tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot Boosted to $454 Million

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., July 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Due to strong ticket sales, the Mega Millions® jackpot for Tuesday, July 5, was boosted at midday to an estimated $454 million annuity value or $319.7 million cash.

After there was no jackpot winner in the Friday, July 1, drawing, the jackpot rolled to a $449 million annuity value or $313.3 million cash. That drawing did produce a big winner in Pennsylvania: a Mega Millions ticket worth $2 million was sold at Yorty's Deli, 5932 Torresdale Ave., Philadelphia. It matched all five white balls drawn and was purchased with Megaplier®.

This is the game's third-largest jackpot offering. The largest on record was a $656 million prize won on March 30, 2012, by three winning tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

How to Play Mega Millions: Mega Millions tickets cost $1 per play. Players pick five numbers from 1 to 75 and one number from 1 to 15 (the Mega Ball). Players may select their own numbers using a Mega Millions play slip, or they may opt for computer-selected quick picks. For an extra $1 per play, players can add the Megaplier®. Prior to the Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier number – ranging from two to five – is randomly selected. The Megaplier applies to non-jackpot prizes. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are sold until 9:59 p.m. on drawing nights, Tuesdays and Fridays.

About the Pennsylvania Lottery: The Pennsylvania Lottery remains the only state lottery that designates all its proceeds to programs that benefit older residents. Since its inception in 1971, the Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed more than $25.8 billion to programs that include property tax and rent rebates; free transit and reduced-fare shared rides; the low-cost prescription drug programs PACE and PACENET; long-term living services; and the 52 Area Agencies on Aging, including full- and part-time senior centers throughout the state.

The Pennsylvania Lottery reminds players to check every ticket, every time. Players must be 18 or older. Please play responsibly. For help with a gambling problem, call 1-800-848-1880.

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