Lucky ticket wins $2 million Mega Millions prize

One lucky ticket purchased at a Burlington convenience store for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing won a $2 million prize.

The lucky winner purchased the $3 Megaplier ticket at Philomena Inc. at 3503 South Church St. in Burlington and matched the numbers on all five white balls to win $1 million. Because the ticket was a Megaplier ticket, the prize doubled to $2 million.

The $2 million prize ranked as the largest won nationally in Friday’s drawing. The odds of matching numbers on all five white balls are 1 in 12.6 million.

Other big wins occurred in lottery games across North Carolina on Friday, including:

• A $10,000 Mega Millions prize won with a ticket purchased in Durham.
• A $100,000 Cash 5 jackpot won with a ticket purchased in Cullowhee.
• An $83,514 Fast Play jackpot won with a ticket purchased in Monroe.
• A $22,500 Keno prize with a ticket purchased in Jamestown.

All the winners have 180 days to claim their prizes.

No one won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot. The jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing climbs to $148 million as an annuity, or $67.8 million cash. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

You can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location, through Online Play on the lottery’s website or by using the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

For details on how money raised by the lottery makes a difference for education programs in all 100 North Carolina counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.