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CA Lottery Swells To $325M After No Tickets Sold With All Six Numbers
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery.
CALIFORNIA — The estimated jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery will grow to $325 million, after no tickets were sold with all six numbers.
A lucky winner in Texas drew five numbers, winning $4 million in the multi-state lottery. The player activated the Megaplier option, where for an additional $1 any non-jackpot prize is multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.
The numbers drawn Friday were 5, 50, 53, 58, 64 and the Mega number was 22. The estimated jackpot was $301 million.
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The drawing was the 16th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
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.
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The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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