A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas matched five numbers to win $1 million, just missing the $977 million jackpot.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas won $1 million, narrowly missing out on the estimated $977 million jackpot, lottery officials say., with a cash option of approximately $525 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, March 26, the national Mega Millions site said.The $1 million ticket in Texas was sold at a gas station in Creedmoor, about a 210-mile drive south from Fort Worth.
More than 210,000 other tickets sold in Texas won prizes ranging from $6 to $30,000 in the drawing, the lottery said.Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
If you or a loved one shows signs of gambling addiction, you can seek help by calling the national gambling hotline atDon Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 25 years. He has been a real-time reporter based at The Sacramento Bee since 2016.
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