SEATTLE — A Mega Millions ticket sold in Washington just missed the $233 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said.
The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, March 7, the Washington Lottery said.
Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $256 million, with a cash option of approximately $119.5 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, March 11, the national Mega Millions site said.
The winning numbers were 8, 20, 48, 58 and 60 with a Mega Ball of 7, the lottery said. The Megaplier multiplier was 3x.
A player in Virginia won $3 million by matching the five white ball numbers and the Megaplier.
Nearly 600,000 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 Jan. 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.
