Mega Millions player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $97,455 and narrowly missed the $20 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, June 7, the California Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $30 million, with a cash option of approximately $13.9 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, June 11, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 3, 5, 12, 22 and 66 with a Mega Ball of 7. The Megaplier was 4.
The $97,455 ticket was sold at a convenience store in Diamond Springs, which is about a 45-mile drive east of Sacramento.
More than 61,000 other tickets sold in California won prizes ranging from $2 to $1,900 in the drawing, the lottery said.
A ticket sold in Texas also matched five winning numbers to win big.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score a jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published June 9, 2024 at 6:12 AM.