SACRAMENTO – The owner of a winning MEGA Millions ticket sold in Maywood has until 5 p.m. today to claim the prize. The ticket is worth $273,378, but only for the next few hours.
The ticket hit five of six winning numbers in the May 22 draw, missing only the Mega number, and was sold at La Michoacana Meat Market, 4045 East 52nd Street. The winning numbers are 3, 29, 34, 42, 49 and the Mega number is 29.
The winner of this ticket should sign the back of the ticket, keep the ticket in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit their local Lottery District Office as soon as possible to start the claim process. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
MEGA Millions is a multi-state game, played in California and 11 other states. Players pick five numbers from 1 to 56 plus a Mega number from 1 to 46. Draw times are Tuesdays and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. PST. Tickets are $1 and can be purchased from any of the more than 21,000 California Lottery retailers. Please visit the California Lottery’s MEGA Millions site for more information.
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, Lottery players have contributed nearly $21 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $56 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation since 1985.