Mega Millions players win millions in prizes. Where were the lucky tickets sold?

Mega Millions tickets sold in Arizona and Delaware won millions of dollars and narrowly missed the $498 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The Arizona ticket matched all five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, Aug. 20, to win $1 million, the national Mega Millions site said.

The Delaware ticket matched all five winning numbers and the Megaplier but not the Mega Ball to win $4 million, the site said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $527 million, with a cash option of approximately $261.9 million, for the next drawing Friday, Aug. 23.

The winning numbers were 5, 20, 26, 49 and 51 with a Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 4.

More than 945,000 other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $40,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has gone unclaimed since June 4, when an Illinois player hit the $552 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

What to know about Mega Millions

To score a 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.

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.

This story was originally published August 21, 2024 at 6:40 AM with the headline "Mega Millions players win millions in prizes. Where were the lucky tickets sold?."