SACRAMENTO – While no one hit last night’s MEGA Millions jackpot, one lucky winner in Vacaville did win nearly half a million dollars. The ticket matched five of six numbers and is worth $452,736.
The winning ticket was sold at the CVS Pharmacy located at 625 Elmira Road. The winning numbers are 48, 27, 54, 16, 49, and the Mega number – the only number the ticket did not hit – was 2. No one matched all six numbers, and Tuesday’s jackpot is worth an estimated $38 million.
The California Lottery wants to remind winners to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit their local Lottery District Office (www.calottery.com/AboutUs/Locations) as soon as possible. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
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, Lottery players have contributed nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.