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Associated Press - November 10, 2009 12:55 PM ET
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina lottery players will soon get to take a chance on two more multimillion-dollar jackpots a week.
South Carolina Education Lottery spokeswoman Stephanie Hemminghaus says the commission voted Tuesday to enter the Mega Millions multistate drawing. The new game could start as soon as January 31.
Lottery officials say the new game gives South Carolina players a chance at two large sweepstakes with games on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. South Carolina already sells Powerball tickets, which has drawings on Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions holds the record for the largest U.S. lottery jackpot - $390 million on March 6, 2007. The largest Powerball jackpot was $365 million on Feb. 18, 2006.
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