Lottery officials say the odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 176 million. The largest Mega Million jackpot lottery ever won was for $390 million in March 2007.
There were 47 players across the country that matched 5 out of 6 winning numbers, earning them $250,000 each before taxes. Another 245 tickets are worth $10,000 each, because they matched four white ball plus the Megaball.
The Mega Million numbers drawn March 27 were 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and the Mega number was 24.
Lottery result Winners in California 9, Colorado 1, District of Columbia 1, Illinois 2, Maryland 2, Michigan 2, Missouri 1, Montana 1, North Carolina 2, New Jersey 2, New York 11, Ohio 2, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 1, Texas 2, Virginia 1, Vermont 1, Washington 3 and West Virginia 1.
In Illinois, there were two winning tickets with five of the numbers worth $250,000. They were sold at a BP gas station 319 W. Howard St. in Pontiac and S A Liquors 1472 Cedarwood Dr. in Cresthill.
