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Mega Millions player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win more than $1 million, just missing the $464 million jackpot.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win more than $1 million, just missing the $464 million jackpot. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won more than $1 million and narrowly missed the $464 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Aug. 16, to win $1,016,356, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $498 million, with a cash option of approximately $245.3 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Aug. 20, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 22, 38, 48, 51 and 61 with a Mega Ball of 5. The Megaplier was 3.

A ticket sold in New Jersey also matched five numbers to win $1 million.

California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

The winning California ticket was sold at a supermarket in Newport Coast, which is about a 50-mile drive southeast from Los Angeles.

More than 142,000 other tickets sold in California won prizes ranging from $2 to more than $5,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has gone unclaimed since June 4, when an Illinois player hit the $552 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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