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Mega Millions player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win $500,000, just missing the $522 million jackpot.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win $500,000, just missing the $522 million jackpot.

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $508,408 and narrowly missed the $522 million jackpot, lottery officials say.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, May 31, the California Lottery said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $560 million, with a cash option of approximately $258 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, June 4, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 4, 11, 23, 33 and 49 with a Mega Ball of 23. The Megaplier was 4.

The $508,409 ticket was sold at a gas station in Chino Hills, which is about a 35-mile drive southeast of Los Angeles.

More than 140,000 other tickets sold in California won prizes ranging from $2 to $7,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

A Mega Millions player in New Jersey hit a $1.128 billion jackpot in the March 26 drawing, marking the last top prize won in the game, 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.

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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