Mega Millions player just misses $1.1 billion jackpot — but still wins big in Michigan
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Michigan won $1 million, narrowly missing out on the estimated $1.1 billion jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Tuesday, March 26, but not the Mega Ball, the Michigan Lottery said.
A New Jersey player won the grand prize, which will drop to an estimated $20 million, with a cash option of approximately $9.5 million, for the next drawing Friday, March 29, the Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38, with a Mega Ball of 4.
The $1 million ticket was sold at a convenience store in Jackson, about an 80-mile drive west of Detroit, lottery officials said.
About 145,000 other tickets sold in Michigan also won prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
Mega Millions tickets sold in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York and Ohio also matched five white numbers to win.
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 March 27, 2024 at 10:41 AM.