Mega Millions players win millions across US. Where were lucky tickets sold?

Mega Millions players in Arizona and Texas won millions, just missing the $600 million jackpot, lottery officials said.

The tickets matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, Oct. 14, the national Mega Millions site said..

The lucky tickets also matched a 2x multiplier to win $2 million each.

The winning numbers were 12, 22, 49, 57 and 58 with a Mega Ball of 19, the lottery said.

Mega Millions jackpot rises

Nobody won the grand prize, which now rises to an estimated $625 million, with a cash option of approximately $288.8 million, for the next drawing Friday, Oct. 17, the national Mega Millions site said..

More than 400,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $50,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 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 290,472,336.

Tickets cost $5 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.