Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • The Sacramento Bee

    Mega Millions player wins $605,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

    By Don Sweeney,

    5 days ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0gXEIc_0vSTKW5f00

    A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $605,000 and narrowly missed the $800 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

    The California ticket matched all five winning numbers , but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Sept. 10, the California Lottery said.

    The lucky ticket was sold at a casino in Floriston, about a 110-mile drive northeast from Sacramento, the lottery said.

    A Texas player won the grand prize, which now drops back to an estimated $20 million , with a cash option of approximately $10.1 million, for the next drawing Friday, Sept. 13, the national Mega Millions site said.

    The winning numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24 and 66, with a Mega Ball of 6. The Megaplier was 4.

    Tickets sold in Florida , New York and Washington also hit five winning numbers for $1 million prizes. California adjusts prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

    More than 2.1 million other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

    The Mega Millions jackpot had previously 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.

    Want to hit the jackpot? These are the luckiest states to buy a Mega Millions ticket

    Lottery player has stranger help her decipher ticket. Then she ‘had to fan herself’

    Best friends buy $100 worth of scratch-offs, then one wins big. ‘She was screaming’

    Expand All
    Comments / 13
    Add a Comment
    Lee Patrakov
    4d ago
    I won $2.00
    AVGAmerican
    4d ago
    His actual winnings? $1.06 after taxes, fees and other BS
    View all comments
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Local News newsLocal News
    Mississippi News Group7 hours ago

    Comments / 0