Mega Millions Prize At $960M: Find Orange County's Luckiest Retailers

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw. 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 Orange County, consider purchasing at one of the lucky retailers where winning tickets have previously been sold, the California Lottery said.

The Mega Millions numbers drawn Tuesday were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 and the Mega number was 18.

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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