UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect the prize amount of each of the two winning tickets sold in California.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Mega Millions ticket matching five of six numbers was sold at a gas station in downtown Bakersfield for Tuesday night’s drawing.
Despite not winning the jackpot for the drawing, the ticket still won $302,035 on a 5x multiplier, according to the California Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at the Ramco Express located at 2222 F Street.
Powerball ticket matching 5 of 6 numbers, worth $1.5 million sold in Tehachapi
Two tickets matching five of six numbers were sold in California. The second 4x multiplier ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in La Crescenta in Los Angeles County and was worth $241,628.
The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Oct. 7 were: 17, 26, 33, 45, 56 and Mega number 19. The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing was $545 million.
No tickets matching all six numbers were sold for Tuesday’s drawing making Friday’s drawing an expected $575 million.
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Bakersfield has seen its share of lucky lotto players this year. A Powerball ticket matching five of six numbers worth nearly $1 million was sold at an Albertsons on Rosedale Highway in September. Days later, a $1.5 million ticket with five of six numbers was sold in Tehachapi,
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
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