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Mega Millions Jackpot at $45 Million

Friday's Mega Millions lottery jackpot will grow to $45 million.

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 $45 million.

One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in New York and was worth $250,000, a California Lottery official announced.

The numbers drawn tonight were 15, 23, 34, 39, 55 and the Mega number was 32. The estimated jackpot was $36 million.

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

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