Virginia Mega Millions ticket wins $2M as jackpot grows to $497M

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Virginia matched five of the six winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing but missed the Mega Ball, earning the holder a $2 million prize and leaving the grand prize unclaimed, lottery officials said. The drawing, held Sept. 26, produced winning numbers 4, 21, 27, 33 and 49 with a Mega Ball of 21. With no jackpot winner, the top prize grows for the next drawing on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to an estimated $497 million, with a cash option of roughly $229.5 million, the Mega Millions authority said.

Virginia Lottery officials confirmed the Virginia ticket matched the five white balls and had a 2x multiplier, which doubled the standard $1 million prize to $2 million. More than 310,000 other tickets nationwide won prizes in Friday’s drawing, ranging from $10 up to $30,000, the lottery reported. The jackpot was last won June 27, when a Virginia player took home $348 million.

Players must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to claim the Mega Millions jackpot. Based on the information provided for this drawing, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336. Tickets cost $5 each. Jackpot winners may choose between an annuity paid over 30...