Mega Millions player wins $1 million in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas won $1 million and narrowly missed the $535 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The Texas ticket matched all five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Aug. 23, to win $1 million, the Texas Lottery said.

A ticket sold in Tennessee also matched all five winning numbers and the Megaplier for a $3 million prize.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $575 million, with a cash option of approximately $285.5 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Aug. 27, the national Mega Millions site said

The winning numbers were 28, 30, 44, 66 and 69 with a Mega Ball of 2. The Megaplier was 3.

The $1 million ticket was sold at a gas station in Abilene, about 150 miles west of Fort Worth.

More than 88,000 other tickets sold in Texas won prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has 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 August 25, 2024 at 9:23 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins $1 million in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."