SACRAMENTO – Had the California Lottery player matched just one more number the $1 ticket purchased in City of Industry would have been worth $220 million. The near-hit, however, is certainly worth taking note of as getting five of the six numbers correct in last night’s MEGA Millions lottery draw is worth $697,476.
The winning ticket was purchased in City of Industry at the 7-Eleven at 16107 East Gale Avenue.
While the MEGA Millions top jackpot now climbs to $270 million, thousands of other prizes were awarded last night. In all, more than 286,000 California tickets won prizes totaling more than $2.1 million (http://www.calottery.com/Games/MegaMillions/WinningNumbers/).
The California Lottery reminds winners to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit your local Lottery District Office (http://www.calottery.com/AboutUs/Locations) as soon as possible. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
The next MEGA Millions draw is Friday night.
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.