$2.1M Mega Millions ticket sold in Southern California

A Mega Millions lottery ticket is displayed in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2023. The sixth-largest jackpot in US history is up for grabs tonight after no tickets have been sold with all six numbers in the multi-state Mega Millions game for 30 consecutive draws. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

With $650 million up for grabs in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions jackpot, no tickets matched all six numbers, but a lucky player in Riverside County matched five out of the six, winning more than $2 million.  

Tonight’s winning Mega Millions numbers were: 2, 49, 50, 61, 70 and 14. 

The jackpot has been steadily increasing since two winning tickets were sold in California in early December last year. Tonight’s drawing was the 24^th in this jackpot run.  

The $2.1 million ticket was sold at Stater Bros, located at 69255 Ramon Rd. in Cathedral City, according to the California Lottery.  

Four other tickets sold in California matched four numbers and are worth $11,687 each.  

Since Mega Millions launched in May 2022, 21 jackpots have been hit during March, including two worth more than $500 million.  

The largest Mega Millions jackpot hit to date was won in Florida last August, with the winner purchasing a ticket worth $1.602 billion.   

With no jackpot winners in Tuesday’s drawing, Friday’s Mega Millions grand prize rolls over to an estimated $687 million with a cash option of $332.3 million.