Mega Millions player wins $605,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $605,000 and narrowly missed the $800 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The California ticket matched all five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Sept. 10, the California Lottery said.

The lucky ticket was sold at a casino in Floriston, about a 110-mile drive northeast from Sacramento, the lottery said.

A Texas player won the grand prize, which now drops back to an estimated $20 million, with a cash option of approximately $10.1 million, for the next drawing Friday, Sept. 13, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 1, 2, 16, 24 and 66, with a Mega Ball of 6. The Megaplier was 4.

Tickets sold in Florida, New York and Washington also hit five winning numbers for $1 million prizes. California adjusts prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

More than 2.1 million other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot had previously gone unclaimed since June 4, when an Illinois player hit the $552 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 11, 2024 at 9:11 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins $605,000 in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."