ATLANTA _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
08-24-53-68-69, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier: 5
(eight, twenty-four, fifty-three, sixty-eight, sixty-nine; Mega Ball: seven; Megaplier: five)
Estimated jackpot: $401 million
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