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Mega Millions Prize Tops $960 Million: Dana Point's Lucky Retailers
With a grand prize nearing $1 billion, consider picking up a Mega Millions ticket in Dana Point at one of these lucky retailers.
DANA OPINT, CA — No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing, and the estimated jackpot for Friday's drawing will be $940 million, the sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
If you plan to buy a ticket in Dana Point, consider purchasing at one of the lucky retailers where winning tickets have previously been sold, the California Lottery said.
- Chevron: 34164 Pacific Coast Highway
- ARCO AM/PM: 34342 Pacific Coast Highway
- Doheny Liquor Jr. Market: 34262 Doheny Park Road
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 and the Mega number was 18.
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Tuesday's jackpot was $785 million. It was the 23rd drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
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No tickets were sold in California matching five numbers, which would have been worth a little over $1.4 million, according to state lottery officials.
Six tickets matching five numbers were sold in Arizona, Maryland, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The ones sold in Arizona, Mississippi and South Dakota are each worth $4 million because the players utilized the Megaplier option, where for an additional $1 any non-jackpot prize is multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn.
The others are each worth $1 million.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Remember! play responsibly. Find a lucky retailer near you by searching your address at www.calottery.com Be sure to select "Show only Lucky Retailers" in the results.
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