A Mega Millions ticket sold in California won $1.2 million and narrowly missed the $303 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Nov. 5, the national Mega Millions site said.

According to California Lottery's website late Tuesday night, a ticket worth $1,214,818 was sold at the Lake Liquor in Woodlake, an area about an hour drive from Fresno. The news comes as Mega Millions held a drawing for the then-top prize of $303 million.

Mega Millions winning numbers, live results for Tuesday’s $303M lottery drawing Nov. 5, 2024, 10:45 p.m. Powerball winning numbers, live results for Wednesday’s $75M drawing Nov. 6, 2024, 10:44 p.m. Mega Millions drawings are held each Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.