Mega millions

• Middletown, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Excitement is building for tonights Mega Millions drawing, which is the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history with an estimated annuity value of $290 million.
(YAHOO!)
• Nobody got the winning numbers in Tuesdays Mega Millions. That means the jackpot was raised to $290 million for Friday nights drawing. If a lot of people buy tickets in Texas, 41 other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S.
(msnbc.com)
• PRINCETON — State lottery officials urged New Jerseyans to take their chances on a Mega Millions ticket this morning after the jackpot reached $290 million, the eighth largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
(NJ.com)
• Mega Millions upcoming jackpot is one of the biggest ever -- $290 million -- and its just going to get bigger in advance of Fridays drawing.
(Los Angeles Times)
• (Crains) — With online ticket sales starting Sunday, Illinois Lottery officials are watching tonights near-record $290 million Mega Millions drawing with more than the usual degree of professional interest. Its not that they hold tickets.
(Crain's Chicago Business)
• The pilot program that will launch around 7 a.m. Sunday will mean that bettors who play Lotto or Mega Millions can do so from the comfort of their living rooms or through their cellphones rather than standing in lines at convenience stores or gas stations.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• The popular lotto game Mega Millions has already been attracting a lot of attention recently with its huge jackpot, but when the drawing last night didn't produce a winner, the annuity leaped to $290 million, which equals a record $205 million in cash.
(WebProNews)
• LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Are you feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $290 million, making it one of the biggest jackpots ever. Its the largest prize since March 25, 2011 -- almost exactly a year ago -- when the jackpot was $319 million.
(KTLA.com)
• FENTON, MI – A Fenton man claimed the $250,000 winning Mega Millions ticket that was sold at Fenton Party Store on Silver Lake Road.
(MLive.com)
• For the second time in two months, a lottery jackpot has topped $200 million - in cash.
(Philadelphia Daily News)