MEGA Millions Jackpot Offers Hefty Payout

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
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.

www.calottery.com

California State Lottery
Al Lundeen, 916-324-9639
Cathy Doyle Johnston, 916-324-9639

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