Are You Holding The Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In LA County?

LOS ANGELES, CA — The luckiest unlucky person from Los Angeles County today is holding a Mega Millions ticket worth almost $4 million.

They didn't win the $1.1 billion jackpot drawing Tuesday night, but they came close. A ticket sold at a Hacienda Heights liquor store matched five of the winning numbers but fell shy of the Mega number. The ticket is worth more than $3.9 million, according to the California Lottery.

The winning ticket was sold at Park's Liquor at 907 Seventh Ave.

The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, and the Mega number was 9. No one nationwide hit all six winning numbers, and Friday's jackpot is expected to grow to an estimated $1.35 billion. That would be the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

It was the 25th drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. It's also the fourth time in a little more than four years that the Mega Millions jackpot has topped $1 billion. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.

"It's especially nice to see the jackpot grow throughout the holidays and into the new year," said Pat McDonald, Ohio lottery director and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium.

"We are thankful for the support of our customers and retailers, which allows each of our 47 member lotteries to generate funds for good causes within their jurisdiction. As the jackpot grows, we encourage our players to keep within their entertainment budget and enjoy this jackpot run right along with us," McDonald added.

The largest jackpot in U.S. history was a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November, and the winning ticket was sold in Joe’s Service Center in Altadena. That winner has yet to come forward to claim the winnings. The record for the largest unclaimed jackpot in the state is a $63 million SuperLotto ticket sold in Chatsworth in 2015.

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City News Service contributed to this report.