Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A $5.1 million winning ticket in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was sold in Orange County, California Lottery wrote in a post to X.

The winning ticket was bought at a CVS pharmacy at 3049 E. Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar, according to the post.

The winning numbers drawn were 34, 38, 42, 44 and 69, with a gold Mega Ball of 8.

The winning ticket matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball, the California Lottery website said.

The estimated jackpot in Friday’s drawing was $50 million.

The ticket’s base prize was about $2.55 million but doubled to $5.1 million with a multiplier of 2.

This payout ranks among California’s highest second-place wins in the past decade - higher than a $4.6 million prize sold in Tarzana earlier this year, KTLA reported.

Only a handful of second-place wins in the state have been higher than $5 million, KTLA said. The highest second-place win came in 2022 with a $7.7 million prize.

Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. The estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s upcoming drawing is $60 million.