Mega Millions player wins big in New York. Where was the winning ticket sold?
A Mega Millions ticket sold in New York won $1 million, narrowly missing out on the $257 million jackpot, lottery officials say.
The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Tuesday, April 30, but not the Mega Ball, the New York Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $284 million, with a cash option of approximately $128 million, for the next drawing Friday, May 3, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 10, 18, 27, 37 and 61, with a Mega Ball of 5.
The $1 million ticket was sold at a cigarette shop in Newburgh, which is about a 65-mile drive north from New York City.
More than 60,000 other tickets sold in New York also won prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
Mega Millions tickets sold in California and Mississippi 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.