Mega Millions Tickets Begin Selling In Texas

[TexasStooge]

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.

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