Politics & Government
California Lottery Jackpot Hits Half Billion Dollars
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 a half billion-dollar jackpot for Friday night’s draw. Let that roll around on your tongue for a while. Half a billion dollars. $500 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. If a Fair Oaks citizen wins the jackpot Friday, what would you like to that person do for Fair Oaks?
Put your answer in the comments. Tomorrow Fair Oaks Patch will publish a poll to try and determine readers' favorite philanthropic idea for a potential lottery winner living in Fair Oaks.
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Spoiler alert: One of the poll options will be - Set up a trust fund to fully fund art and music programs in all Fair Oaks schools and pre-schools.
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