Mega Millions player just misses $302 million jackpot — but wins big in Georgia

Miami Herald

15 hours ago

A Mega Millions player in Georgia just missed the $302 million jackpot but won $2 million, lottery officials said.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball with a 2x multiplier in the drawing Friday, June 20, lottery officials said.
A ticket sold in New Jersey won $4 million and one sold in Washington won $3 million in the drawing.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $326 million, with a cash option of approximately $145.7 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, June 24, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 26, 49, 58, 61 and 63 with a Mega Ball of 9, the Georgia Lottery said.
Nearly 310,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit April 18, when an Ohio player won the $112 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in the 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.
Tickets cost $5 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.