Mega Millions Tickets Begin Selling In Texas
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:45 am
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Texans lined up Wednesday for their first chance at the Mega Millions multistate lottery game.
Tickets for the latest lottery game started selling at 6 a.m. for a shot at the $44 million jackpot Friday.
"I'm glad it's here," said Gene Galindo, who purchased two tickets at a convenience store in San Antonio.
"This is the winning ticket," a woman said, as she showed a news photographer her newly purchased ticket.
The odds of winning in Mega Millions are 1 in 43, with jackpot odds 1 in about 135 million.
Mega Millions jackpots start at $10 million and have averaged $42.3 million over the past year. Lottery officials in Texas and 10 other states that participate anticipate a much larger bank.
The Texas Lottery Commission estimates a five-year-average of $121.6 million in net revenue from Mega Millions.
Tickets for the latest lottery game started selling at 6 a.m. for a shot at the $44 million jackpot Friday.
"I'm glad it's here," said Gene Galindo, who purchased two tickets at a convenience store in San Antonio.
"This is the winning ticket," a woman said, as she showed a news photographer her newly purchased ticket.
The odds of winning in Mega Millions are 1 in 43, with jackpot odds 1 in about 135 million.
Mega Millions jackpots start at $10 million and have averaged $42.3 million over the past year. Lottery officials in Texas and 10 other states that participate anticipate a much larger bank.
The Texas Lottery Commission estimates a five-year-average of $121.6 million in net revenue from Mega Millions.
