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California Lottery Jackpot Hits $640 Million

There were nine tickets that had five winning numbers but no one had five plus the mega number.

The California Lottery Mega-Millions game has $640 million jackpot for Friday night’s draw.

Think about that for a second. $640 million. A whole lotta cash. Any way you phrase it, if you win the jackpot you better learn how to say “new tax bracket.”

The big jackpot could mean instant financial security for some lucky person and a chance at some serious philanthropy.

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What do you base your lucky numbers on? Birthdays? Anniversaries?

If a Tri-City resident wins the jackpot Friday, what would you like that person to do for your town? Or if you won the lottery, what would you do? Tell us in the comments.

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