A $1 million Mega Millions ticket was purchased in New Jersey for Friday’s lottery drawing as the winning jackpot continues to rise, officials said.
New Jersey Lottery officials did not disclose Saturday where the lucky ticket was sold. It matched five numbers but not the Mega Ball and was one of four second-prize tickets nationwide. Winners were also claimed in Illinois, Michigan, and South Carolina.
Friday’s numbers were: 1, 9, 16, 17 and 30. The Mega Ball was 17 with a Megaplier of 2X.
No one across the country hit Friday’s $236 million jackpot, which had a cash option of $111.3 million. When no one wins the jackpot, the money is added to the next drawing.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all the winning numbers are 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of a ticket matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball and winning at least $1 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is worth an estimated $120 million with a cash option of $59.4 million.
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