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Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $88M

There were no tickets sold that matched winning numbers 3, 9, 15, 37 and 38 and the Mega number 39.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in tonight's drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing will grow to $88 million.

Tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number were sold in Texas and Virginia and are each worth $250,000, a California Lottery official announced.

The numbers drawn tonight were 3, 9, 15, 37, 38 and the Mega number was 39. The estimated jackpot was $76 million.

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The drawing was the seventh 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 175,711,536, according to the Mega Millions website. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 40.

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The Mega Millions game is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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