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Lottery Ticket Worth $1.58M Purchased At Bay Area Bowling Alley

The ticket was purchased at a Napa business for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing.

In California, 95 cents of each dollar spent by players goes back to the community through contributions to public schools and colleges, prizes and retail compensation.
In California, 95 cents of each dollar spent by players goes back to the community through contributions to public schools and colleges, prizes and retail compensation. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch)

NAPA, CA — Napa has a new millionaire.

While there was no winner Tuesday night of the $365 million Mega Millions jackpot, the highest winning ticket worth $1.58 million was sold at Napa Bowl, 494 Soscol Ave. in Napa.

The five winning numbers in the drawing were: 2, 10, 31, 44, 57. The odds of matching five of five numbers are one in 12,607,306, according to California Lottery officials.

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Four other tickets for Tuesday's drawing matched four of five numbers plus the Mega number, 10, and were worth $7,330.

Another 63 tickets matched four numbers but not the Mega number and were worth $523.

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MegaMillions, known for its large jackpots, is a multi-state draw game available through the California Lottery and 46 other lotteries nationwide. Since there was no jackpot winner Tuesday, it now stands at $394 million. The next drawing is 8 p.m. Friday.

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