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CA Mega Millions Jackpot Could Climb To $75 Million

No tickets were sold with all six numbers in this week's drawing of the Mega Millions lottery, adding more to the pot for the next winner.

A single ticket sold in Southern California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the $426 million Mega Millions jackpot prize. The winning numbers were drawn at the end of January.
A single ticket sold in Southern California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the $426 million Mega Millions jackpot prize. The winning numbers were drawn at the end of January. (Paul Sakuma/AP Photo)

CALIFORNIA — The next Mega Millions winner will be getting a huge chunk of change since no tickets were sold with all six of the winning numbers in Friday night's drawing of the lottery.

The estimated jackpot in the multi-state lottery could swell to $75 million.

One ticket matched five numbers, but was missing the Mega number on Friday. That ticket was sold in neighboring Washington and is worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.

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The numbers drawn Friday were 6, 11, 50, 63, 68 and the Mega number was 17. The estimated jackpot was $64 million.

The numbers drawn Friday were 6, 11, 50, 63, 68 and the Mega number was 17. The estimated jackpot was $64 million.

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The drawing was the sixth since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

In late January, a lucky winner in California snagged a Mega Millions ticket with five winning numbers plus the mega number to win a whopping $421 million, according to the California Lottery.

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. The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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