Mega Millions player wins $1 million in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas won $1 million and narrowly missed the $331 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, July 30, the Texas Lottery said..
A ticket sold in Illinois also matched five numbers to win $1 million, the national Mega Millions site said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $358 million, with a cash option of approximately $169.7 million, for the next drawing Friday, Aug. 2, the national site said.
The winning numbers were 19, 23, 30, 33 and 50 with a Mega Ball of 25. The Megaplier was 2.
The $1 million ticket was sold at a food store in Amarillo, lottery officials said.
Nearly 60,000 other tickets sold in Texas won prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000 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.