Thursday, December 29, 2011

Winning MegaMillions Sold In Morgantown

{Charleston, West Virginia}...West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave announced Thursday that a MegaMillions ticket worth $1 million from Tuesday night's drawing was sold at the Bells 119 Grocery on Grafton Road in Morgantown. The player bought the Megaplier option which increased the winning amount from $250,000 to $1,000,000. The West Virginia ticket was one of only three in the nation that matched five numbers and played the Megaplier. The other two were sold in New Jersey and the Virgin Islands. This is the first $1 million MegaMillions prize winner in West Virginia. A single ticket that was sold in New York State matched all six numbers for the estimated $206 million jackpot.