Mega Millions player just misses $67 million prize in Pennsylvania — but still wins big
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $1 million, narrowly missing out on the estimated $67 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Friday, April 5, but not the Mega Ball, the Pennsylvania Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which will rise to an estimated $97 million, with a cash option of approximately $45 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, April 9, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 20, 30, 54, 63 and 65, with a Mega Ball of 14.
More than 30,000 other tickets sold in Pennsylvania also won prizes ranging from $2 to $1,500 in the drawing, the lottery said.
Mega Millions tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee 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.