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

A Mega Millions player in California just missed the $96 million jackpot but won $46,506, lottery officials said.

The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball with a 3x multiplier in the drawing Tuesday, April 15, the California Lottery said.

The winning ticket was sold at California & Lyon Market in San Francisco, lottery officials said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $112 million, with a cash option of approximately $49.3 million, for the next drawing Friday, April 18, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 6, 10, 13, 24 and 63 with a Mega Ball of 2, the lottery said.

More than 215,000 other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $10 to $50,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit March 25, when an Illinois player won the $349 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.

This story was originally published April 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins big in California. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."