$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In MD As Jackpot Climbs To $1.15B

BEL AIR, MD — No one landed the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Eve, but a ticket for the game worth $1 million sold Dec. 10 in Bel Air remains unclaimed, according to lottery officials.

Tuesday's lucky numbers were five white balls of 11, 14, 38, 45, and 46, according to the Mega Millions website. The gold Mega Ball was 3.

A $30,000-winning ticket for Tuesday's drawing was purchased in Dundalk and three $10,000 third-tier winners sold in Bethesda, Glen Burnie and Lexington Park, the Maryland Lottery said.

The $30,000 winner purchased their ticket at the Dundalk Royal Farms at 7701 German Hill Road in Baltimore County.

The $10,000 winning tickets were sold in Bethesda at the Montgomery Mall Shell at 10211 Westlake Drive in Montgomery County; the Glen Burnie winner was sold at Aquahart Liquors at 14 Aquahart Road in Anne Arundel County; and the Lexington Park winner was sold at the Pegg Road Shell at 22141 Three Notch Road in St. Mary’s County.

The $1 million second-tier winning ticket from the Dec. 10 drawing remains unclaimed. That ticket was purchase at Wawa at 709 Belair Road in Bel Air.

Nationwide, 106 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize. Thirteen of those were worth $30,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier, while the others took home $10,000.

Since no one snagged the big prize Tuesday, Friday's jackpot swells to an estimated $1.15 billion with an estimated cash option of $516.1 million. This jackpot is the fifth-largest in the game’s history.

Mega Millions tickets are $2 each. Players can add the Megaplier for $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.

Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.