A Mega Millions ticket sold in Southern California fell just one number short of winning the $120 million jackpot, lottery officials said.<\/p>\n
Instead, the lucky ticket won $1,265,778..<\/p>\n
The ticket matched five winning numbers<\/a> but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, with a 3x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.<\/p>\n California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.<\/p>\n Where was winning Mega Millions ticket sold in California?<\/p>\n The lucky ticket was sold at an Arco AM\/PM store at 280 Old Nuevo Road in Perris, which is about a 25-mile drive south from San Bernardino.<\/p>\n What were winning numbers in Friday\u2019s drawing?<\/p>\n The winning numbers were 30, 42, 49, 53 and 66 with a Mega Ball of 4, the lottery said.<\/p>\n A player in New York also won $2 million in the drawing.<\/p>\n What is the new Mega Millions jackpot?<\/p>\n Nobody won the jackpot, which now rises to an estimated $285 million<\/a>, with a cash option of approximately $128.6 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, the national Mega Millions site stated<\/p>\n Nearly 270,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $30,0000 in the drawing, the lottery said.<\/p>\n More than 36,000 tickets sold in California also won prizes.<\/p>\n The Mega Millions jackpot was previously hit<\/a> Dec. 2, when a New Jersey player won the $90 million grand prize, lottery officials said.<\/p>\n How to play Mega Millions lottery game<\/p>\n To score the jackpot in 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.<\/p>\n Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.<\/p>\n When is the next Mega Millions drawing?<\/p>\n Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. PT and can be streamed online<\/a>.<\/p>\n The next drawing will be Tuesday.<\/p>\n Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.<\/p>\n