Mega Millions player wins big in Massachusetts. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Massachusetts won $1 million and narrowly missed the $30 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, June 11, the Massachusetts Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $47 million, with a cash option of approximately $21.8 million, for the next drawing Friday, June 14, the national Mega Millions website said.

The winning numbers were 1, 5, 7, 22 and 24 with a Mega Ball of 8. The Megaplier was 4X.

The $1 million ticket was sold at a store in Blackstone, which is about a 50-mile drive southwest from Boston.

More than 11,000 other tickets sold in Massachusetts won prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

Tickets sold in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New York also matched five numbers to win big.

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 June 12, 2024 at 11:04 AM.