Mega Millions player hits $348 million jackpot. Where in the US was ticket sold?

A Mega Millions player in Virginia hit the $348 million jackpot, lottery officials said.

The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, June 27, Virginia Lottery officials said.

The winning ticket was sold at an E & C gas station in Burgess, which is about an 85-mile drive northeast from Richmond, the lottery said.

“This is the largest jackpot ever won in Virginia,” the Virginia lottery said.

The grand prize now resets to an estimated $50 million, with a cash option of approximately $22.4 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, July 1, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 18, 21, 29, 42 and 50 with a Mega Ball of 2, the lottery said.

Nearly 300,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The prior Mega Millions jackpot was hit April 18, when an Ohio player won the $112 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

What to know about Mega Millions

To score the 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 290,472,336.

Tickets cost $5 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.