SACRAMENTO – You might say someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in L.A. is tickled “pink.” That’s because that ticket they purchased at the Pink Elephant Liquor Store (1836 N Western Avenue) matched five of the six numbers from last night’s draw and is now more than a half-million dollars richer – $638,267 to be exact.
Because no player in California (or anywhere else in the country) matched all six winning numbers, the Mega Millions jackpot now rolls from last night’s announced $420 million to an even more spectacular $470 million (estimated) for Tuesday night’s draw! That makes it the 6th-largest jackpot in Mega Millions game history. [The lump-sum cash option is an estimated $161.1 million.]
As for last night’s win here in the Golden State, we will not know who this lucky winner is until he or she submits a claim and that claim is verified by the Lottery’s Security and Law Enforcement Division. The soonest this can happen in Monday during normal business hours.
However, what we do know is this mystery winner matched the numbers 27-28-32-41 and 69, missing only the Mega number 12. So close to hitting that massive jackpot!
Until at least Monday, the Los Angeles winner is strongly encouraged to sign the back of their lucky Mega Millions ticket in ink, keep it in a safe place where they’ll remember, and familiarize themselves with the Lottery’s Winner’s Handbook, which can be found on the California Lottery website right here.
And hey, don’t worry. Californians have more chances to win huge amounts of jackpot money tonight! The Powerball® jackpot for this evening’s draw is an estimated $253 million! (The lump-sum cash option amount is an estimated $148.4 million).
And if that’s not enough excitement for you, the SuperLotto Plus® jackpot for tonight’s draw is a guaranteed $11 million! Think of all you can do with $264 million worth of jackpot prize money up for grabs!
Remember, the cutoff times to buy $2 Powerball and $1 SuperLotto Plus tickets for tonight’s draws are 7 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. California time respectively.
