Mega Millions ticket sold at Phoenix grocery store wins $40,000 thanks to Megaplier
Dec 6, 2023, 11:00 AM
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Phoenix won a $40,000 prize in the Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, drawing. (File Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
(File Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
PHOENIX – A Mega Millions ticket sold at a Phoenix grocery store for Tuesday night’s drawing hit for a $40,000 payout, Arizona Lottery officials announced.
The entry was purchased at the Fry’s Food Store at Bell Road and 14th Street.
The ticket matched four of the five numbers drawn – 18, 35, 40, 64, 67 — plus the gold Mega Ball of 18. That combination is good for $10,000, and the prize increased fourfold because of the Megaplier option.
The Megaplier multiplies non-jackpot winnings by two, three, four or five times. The amount is chosen by random before each drawing.
Tuesday’s jackpot went unclaimed, boosting the top prize to an estimated $395 million for the next drawing on Friday.
Mega Millions is a twice-weekly lottery game with tickets sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Each entry costs $2, and players can add the Megaplier option for another $1.
As with all Arizona Lottery games, winners have to claim their prizes within 180 days of the drawing.
