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Mega Millions player just misses $284 million jackpot. Where was winning ticket sold?

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in South Dakota matched five numbers to win $1 million, just missing the $284 million jackpot.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in South Dakota matched five numbers to win $1 million, just missing the $284 million jackpot.

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in South Dakota won $1 million, narrowly missing out on the $284 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers in the drawing Friday, May 3, but not the Mega Ball, the national Mega Millions site said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $306 million, with a cash option of approximately $140 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, May 7, the site said.

The winning numbers were 6, 13, 15, 53 and 56, with a Mega Ball of 11.

More than 908,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the drawing, the lottery 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.

Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.

If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline at 1-800-522-4700 or visiting the National Council on Problem Gambling website.

Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 25 years. He has been a real-time reporter based at The Sacramento Bee since 2016.

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