Mega Millions player wins $300,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $309,281 and narrowly missed the $47 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Sept. 20, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning California ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven convenience store on Lake Road in West Sacramento, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which now rises to an estimated $62 million, with a cash option of approximately $31 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Sept. 24.

The winning numbers were 20, 21, 40, 49 and 55, with a Mega Ball of 11, the California Lottery said. The Megaplier was 3.

A ticket sold in New Jersey also matched five numbers to win $1 million. California adjusts prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

More than 460,000 other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $30,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has gone unclaimed since Sept. 10, when a Texas player hit the $810 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 September 22, 2024 at 11:37 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins $300,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."