Mega Millions player wins $2 million prize in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas just missed the $28 million jackpot but won $2 million, lottery officials said.

The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Megaplier but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Jan. 24, the Texas Lottery said.

The winning ticket was sold at Ballpark Beverage in Arlington, about a 15-mile drive east from Fort Worth, lottery officials said.

Nobody won the grand prize, which rises to an estimated $44 million, with a cash option of approximately $19.5 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Jan. 28, the national Mega Millions site said.

The winning numbers were 8, 12, 43, 52 and 62 with a Mega Ball of 18, the lottery said. The Megaplier multiplier was 2x.

Nearly 360,000 other tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit Jan. 17, when an Arizona player won the $112 million grand prize, lottery officials said.

What to know about Mega Millions

To score the jackpot in the 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 302,575,350.

Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. Officials have announced they will cost $5 starting in April.

Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

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

This story was originally published January 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM with the headline "Mega Millions player wins $2 million prize in Texas. Where was the lucky ticket sold?."