Mega Millions player just misses $30 million jackpot — but still wins big in Pennsylvania

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 site said.

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

Nearly 20,000 other tickets sold in Pennsylvania won prizes ranging from $2 to $800 in the drawing, the lottery said.

Tickets sold in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and New York also matched five winning 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 8:12 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player just misses $30 million jackpot — but still wins big in Pennsylvania."