Northern California player lands huge Mega Millions win. Where was ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Northern California fell just one number short of winning the $138 million jackpot, lottery officials said.

Instead, the lucky ticket won $401,252.

The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Tuesday, Dec. 30, with a 4x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.

California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.

Where was winning Mega Millions ticket sold in California?

The lucky ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store at 633 Moraga Road, in Moraga, which is a little more than 15 miles east of San Francisco.

What were winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing?

The winning numbers were 18, 43, 49, 63 and 69 with a Mega Ball of 6, the lottery said.

What is the new Mega Millions jackpot?

Nobody won the jackpot, which now grows to an estimated $257 million, with a cash option of approximately $72 million, for the next drawing Friday, Jan. 2, the national Mega Millions site said.

More than 260,000 other tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $10 to $50,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

More than 36,000 tickets sold in California also won prizes.

The Mega Millions jackpot was previously hit Dec. 2, when a New Jersey player won the $90 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

How to play Mega Millions lottery game

To score the jackpot in 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. In California, entries close at 7:45 p.m. the day of the drawing.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. PT and can be streamed online.

The next drawing will be Friday, Jan. 2.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This story was originally published December 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM with the headline "Northern California player lands huge Mega Millions win. Where was ticket sold?."