Mega Millions ticket sold in Cabarrus County wins $1 million prize
Jackpot climbs to $310 million as an annuity or $238 million cash
RALEIGH – Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing produced a $1 million prize for someone who bought a ticket at a convenience store in Cabarrus County.
The lucky winner bought the ticket at the Carolina Fast Mart on N.C. 49 North in Concord. The win became the third time in three weeks, and the second Tuesday in a row, that a ticket in North Carolina won a $1 million prize in the game.
The $2 ticket matched the numbers on all five white balls, 1-10-18-20-46, to beat odds of 1 in 12.6 million.
The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize.
No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in the drawing. Friday’s jackpot climbs to $310 million as an annuity prize, or $238 million cash.
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Players can try their luck and buy $2 Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
Draw games such as Mega Millions make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $725 million a year for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
