Mega Millions Ticket Worth $284K Sold In The Inland Empire

REDLANDS, CA — A Mega Millions player in the Inland Empire fell one number shy of winning the $181 million Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, but they'll still walk away with nearly $300,000 for hitting five of the six winning numbers.

The winning ticket was sold in Redlands and is worth $284,808, according to California Lottery officials. No one won Tuesday's jackpot.

The winner, who purchased their ticket at United Pacific at 27300 West Lugonia Avenue in Redlands, has 180 days to claim their winnings.

Tuesday's winning numbers were 21, 26, 54, 60, 64 and 3. There was only one ticket sold with five of the six winning numbers. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery.

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