Mega Millions player wins $1 million prize. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in New York won $1 million but narrowly missed the $435 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, Aug. 13, the New York Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $464 million, with a cash option of approximately $228.2 million, for the next drawing Friday, Aug. 16, according to the national Mega Millions website.

The winning numbers Aug. 13 were 34, 55, 59, 65 and 70, with a Mega Ball of 12. The Megaplier was 4.

The $1 million ticket was sold at a gas station in Shirley, about a 70-mile drive east from New York City, the state lottery said.

More than 864,000 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 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.

This story was originally published August 14, 2024 at 8:23 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins $1 million prize. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."