Mega Millions prize worth $3 million remains unclaimed – and ticket was bought at a grocery store
MEGA Millions players have been urged to check their numbers as a $3 million prize still hasn’t been claimed.
Lotto chiefs have confirmed that no player has come forward to scoop the winnings.
The winning Mega Millions ticket dates back to a draw that took place on November 8.
Bosses have revealed that it was bought at the Cumberland Farms store in Southington, Connecticut.
The player came close to winning the jackpot as they just missed out by one number.
But they still managed to scoop $3 million as they matched five balls and took advantage of the Megaplier.
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The ticket holder faces a race against time to come forward and claim their prize, as the deadline is 180 days from the draw date.
The Mega Millions jackpot was not won, meaning the prize rolled over to $361 million.
The next draw is today, November 12, and it has an estimated cash option of $169.2 million.
It costs just $2 to play the game of chance, and prizes range from $2 to the jackpot amount.
But the odds of winning the jackpot stand at one in 302.5 million.
Other prizes range from $4 to $1 million, but players can multiply them if they opt for the Megaplier.
I went to the store to return carton of orange juice and came back with $315 million – I thought it was a mistake
But Mega Millions fanatics have been warned that a series of changes are to affect the popular lottery game.
Bosses have revealed winners will see improved odds to win jackpot prizes.
Larger pots will occur more frequently, and jackpots will grow faster, according to lotto bosses.
Joshua Johnston, the director of the Mega Millions consortium, claimed that more billionaires will be created, per the Los Angeles Times.
Mega Millions is making eight crucial changes to its lottery game starting in April 2025. Each is listed below:
- Bigger jackpots occurring more frequently
- Odds improved for jackpot wins
- Larger jackpot starting points
- Jackpots grow faster than before
- Tickets include a built-in multiplier that automatically adds 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or even 10X for wins
- Matching all five white balls now results in up to a $10 million win
- Wins are always more than the cost of the ticket
- The cost of a ticket is increasing to $5
“With that embedded multiplier, we’re going to be creating more millionaires each week because there’s more money going out,” he said.
However, the cost of a ticket will jump up to $5, the second increase in its 28-year history.
“We also know that $5 is a very popular price point for other lottery games available in most states, so there is appetite for that,” a lotto spokesperson told CNBC.
Players don’t seem to be put off by the pending price hike.
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Diane Bruno told the Fox affiliate WJW that the rise is a “good idea.”
The changes will come into force in April 2025.
Top lottery winners in the US
Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.
- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan, and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Alvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Unknown winner – $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.