Mega Millions player wins $2 million. Where in the US was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions player in Virginia won $2 million, just missing the $474 million jackpot, lottery officials said.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball with a 2x multiplier in the drawing Friday, Sept. 26, Virginia Lottery officials said.

The winning numbers were 4, 21, 27, 33 and 49 with a Mega Ball of 21, the lottery said.

Mega Millions jackpot rises

Nobody won the grand prize, which now rises to an estimated $497 million, with a cash option of approximately $229.5 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Sept. 30, the national Mega Millions site said.

More than 310,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $30,000 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.