Brisk sales raise Mega Millions jackpot to $425M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has been boosted to $425 million because of heavy sales. Paula Otto, the Virginia Lottery's executive director and Mega Millions' lead director, says sales are 40 percent ahead of projections prompting the game to boost the jackpot for the draw Friday night. A winner choosing the cash option would take home $228 million. In New York state, tickets are selling at a pace of $500,000 an hour Friday morning. The state's U...
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