Mega Millions players win millions in US. Where were the lucky tickets sold?
Two Mega Millions players in New York won $2 million and $3 million each, just missing the $198 million jackpot, lottery officials said.
The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball with 2x and 3x multipliers in the drawing Friday, Aug. 15, New York Lottery officials said.
The winning numbers were 4, 17, 27, 34 and 69 with a Mega Ball of 16, the lottery said.
Mega Millions jackpot rises
Nobody won the grand prize, which now rises to an estimated $216 million, with a cash option of approximately $97 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Aug. 19, the national Mega Millions site said.
Nearly 215,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $150,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 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.