NEW YORK — A Mega Millions ticket sold in New York just missed the $77 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, February 4, the New York Lottery said.
The winning ticket was sold at the Lucky Corner cigar shop in New York City, lottery officials said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $94 million, with a cash option of approximately $42.3 million, for the next drawing Friday, February 7, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 14, 24, 31, 53 and 54 with a Mega Ball of 1, the lottery said.
The Megaplier multiplier was 3x. Nearly 385,000 other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $30,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.
The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit January 17, when an Arizona player won the $112 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. Officials have announced they will cost $5 starting in April.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
