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1 FACTS EST. $306 MILLION Dec. 29, 2017, draw JACKPOT INFO 1. The estimated Mega Millins jackpt fr Friday, Dec. 29, is $306 millin. Players can chse t receive the jackpt in 30 graduatedd payments ver 29 years r in ne cash payment. Jackpt winners havee 60 days frm the winning draw date t chse cash r annuity payment. After 60 days, unclaimed jackpt prizes can nly be claimed with the annuity payment. 2. If the winner chses the single cash payment, he r she will receive rughly half f the advertised amunt in ne lump sum. Friday s cash ptin wuld bring a single player apprximately $191.1 millin inn ne payment, befre taxes. 3. The Missuri Lttery withhlds 25 percent federal and 4 percent state taxes fr a ttal f 29 percent. 4. The Friday night draw will be the 22nd drawing since the jackpt was last hit n Oct. 13, 2017, fr $43 millin. That jackpt was shared by tw tickett hlders: ne purchased in East Prvidence, Rhde Island, and claimed by a father and sn; and ne sld in Waterfrd, Michigan, and claimedd by Kevin and Stephanie Blake f Waterfrd, Michigan. 5. The tp 10 highest Mega Millins jackpts are: $656 millin n March 30, 2012 three tickets sld in Kansas, Illinis and Maryland. $648 millin n Dec. 17, 2013 tw tickets sld in Califrnia and Gergia. $536.3 millin n July 8, 2016 ne ticket sld in Indiana. $414 millin n March 18, 2014 tw tickets sld in Flrida and Maryland $393 millin n Aug. 11, 2017 ne ticket sld in Illinis.

2 $390 millin n March 6, 2007 tw tickets sld in Gergia and New Jersey. $380 millin n Jan. 4, 2011 tw tickets sld in Idah and Washingtn. $336 millin n Aug. 28, 2009 tw tickets sld in Califrnia and New Yrk. $330 millin n Aug. 31, 2007 fur tickets sld in Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. $326 millin n Nv. 4, 2014 ne ticket sld in New Yrk. 6. The tp 10 jackpts wn in Missuri are (all are frm the Pwerball game): Cindy and Mark Hill, Dearbrn, $293.7 millin, Nv. 28, 2012 Christpher Shaw, Marshall, $258.5 millin, April 21, 2010 The Wilsn family, St. Luis, $254 millin, Jan. 24, 2007 Lucky 13 State Wrkers, Flrissant, $224.2 millin, April 12, 2006 Marilyn Bldn, Dallas, Texas, $202.6 millin, Nv. 8, 2014 Bill and Claudia Walkenbach, Hermann, $130.6 millin, July 9, 2003 Jhn and Susan Brands, St. Charles, $96.5 millin, March 22, 2014 Kevin Carlsn, Kansas City, $71.5 millin, Dec. 25, 2013 Tm and Cathy Rea, St. Luis, $70 millin, July 4, 2015 Jerry Sue Huellewig, St. Charles, $69 millin, Nv. 25, The three highest lttery jackpts awarded natinwide were: $1.58 billin Pwerball jackpt wn n Jan. 13, 2016, with three tickets ($528.6 millin each) sld in Chin Hills, Calif., Melburne Beach, Flrida, and Munfrd, Tennessee. $758.7 millin Pwerball jackpt wn n Aug. 23, 2017, with ne ticket sld in Chicpee, Massachusetts and claimed by Mavis Wanczyk f Chicpee, Massachusetts. $656 millin Mega Millins jackpt wn n March 30, 2012, with three tickets ($218.6 millin each) sld in Ottawa, Kan., Red Bud, Ill., and Milfrd Mill, Md. WINNER INFO 1. One player in Missuri has wn a Mega Millins jackpt: Raul Ahumada f Nel wn $25 millin n July 31, Seven players have wn the $1 millin Match 5 prize since the secnd-level prize increased frm $250,000 t an autmatic $1 millin n Oct. 19, 2013.

3 3. Prir t Oct. 19, 2013, 31 players wn a $250,000 prize r mre since the game went n sale in Missuri n Jan. 31, 2010, including: a Mansfield man wh used the Megaplier t multiply the $250,000 secnd-level prize t $1 millin; a St. Luis man wh used the Megaplier t multiply the secnd-level $250,000 prize t $1 millin; and a Phillipsburg wman wh used the Megaplier t multiply the secnd-level $250,000 prize t $750,000. SALES INFO 1. An average week f Missuri Mega Millins sales during FY17 is apprximately $671, Missuri sld apprximately $1.3 millin in Mega Millins tickets during the past week (Dec ). GENERAL MEGA MILLIONS INFO 1. There are nine ways t win a prize in Mega Millins: MATCH: WIN: CHANCES OF WINNING: 5 f 5 + MB JACKPOT 1 in 302,575,350 5 f 5 (n MB) $1 millin 1 in 12,607,306 4 f 5 + MB $10,000 1 in 931,001 4 f 5 (n MB) $500 1 in 38,792 3 f 5 + MB $200 1 in 14,547 3 f 5 (n MB) $10 1 in f 5 + MB $10 1 in f 5 + MB $4 1 in 89 0 f 5 + MB $2 1 in 37 Overall chances are 1 in The drawing is at 10 p.m. Central Time. Players can buy tickets in Missuri up t 8:59 p.m. Friday night. The drawing is held at WSB-TV in Atlanta. 3. Apprximately 4,800 terminals in Missuri sell Mega Millins tickets. 4. The multi-state Mega Millins game started n May 15, 2002, with nine members, and Missuri jined n Jan. 31, The game underwent sme

4 enhancements in Octber 2017, which included a larger starting jackpt, fastergrwing jackpts, and better dds fr the $1 millin prize. 5. There are currently 46 members in Mega Millins 44 state ltteries, the D.C. Lttery and the U.S. Virgin Islands Lttery. The members are: Arizna, Arkansas, Califrnia, Clrad, Cnnecticut, Delaware, D.C., Flrida, Gergia, Idah, Illinis, Indiana, Iwa, Kansas, Kentucky, Luisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesta, Missuri, Mntana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexic, New Yrk, Nrth Carlina, Nrth Dakta, Ohi, Oklahma, Oregn, Pennsylvania, Rhde Island, Suth Carlina, Suth Dakta, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermnt, Virginia, Washingtn, West Virginia, Wiscnsin and Wyming. WHERE THE MONEY GOES Apprximately 68 cents f Lttery purchases are returned t players in prizes, and abut 21.7 cents ges tward funding fr Missuri s public elementary, secndary and higher educatin. Retailers wh sell Lttery tickets receive apprximately 5.8 cents f every dllar and abut 4.5 cents is used fr administrative csts. HOW TO PLAY Pick five numbers between 1 and 70. Then pick ne additinal number between 1 and 25 as the Mega Ball number. Players can win nine ways n Mega Millins, ranging frm the jackpt dwn t $2. If yur Mega Ball number matches the Mega Ball number drawn, yu win a prize. Withut the Mega Ball number, yu have t match at least three f the ther five numbers t win a prize. The verall chances f winning a prize in Mega Millins are 1 in 24. Mega Millins players can als multiply their nn-jackpt winnings up t five times using the Megaplier feature. Fr $1 extra, players can win tw, three, fur r five times the regular set prize amunt. Fr example, players wh chse the Megaplier feature and match all five white-ball numbers will win frm $2 millin t $5 millin, depending n the Megaplier number drawn. See the Mega Millins page f the Lttery s website fr mre details. Apprximately 85 percent f Mega Millins players use Quick Pick t select their numbers during an average perid. TIPS Play early t avid lng lines. The terminals will shut dwn at 8:59 p.m. Friday, and n ne will be able t buy tickets after that time. Play within yur means. It nly takes ne ticket t win. When yu buy a ticket, sign it immediately and keep it in a safe place. Like mney, it is a bearer instrument.

5 Be sure t check yur ticket clsely. Even if yu dn t win the jackpt, yu may have wn ne f the eight ther prizes in the game.