SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A Michigan Lottery player only has a month left to claim their $1 million Mega Millions prize.
The winning ticket from the March 17, 2023, drawing was sold at a CVS Pharmacy on West 10 Mile Road in Southfield, Michigan. The winning ticket matched all five white balls drawn: 26-28-29-39-49.
Mega Millions tickets are valid for one year from the drawing date. Since March 17, 2024, is a Sunday, the prize must be claimed by 4:45 p.m. on March 15, 2024.
The winner can claim their prize by contacting the Lottery’s Player Relations division at 844-917-6325 and scheduling an appointment. The prize must be claimed at the lottery’s headquarters in Lansing.
If the prize isn’t claimed before the ticket expires, the money will go to Michigan’s School Aid Fund.
When are Mega Millions drawings?
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time, 10 p.m. Central Time, 9 p.m. Mountain Time, and 8 p.m. Pacific Time. Drawings are held at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia.
How do you play Mega Millions?
Each Mega Millions play is $2. For an additional $1 per play, players can add a “Megaplier” that can multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to five times.
Five white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70 and one gold Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25.
You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date. There are nine ways to win a prize, from $2 to the jackpot.
If nobody wins the jackpot, the money is added to the jackpot for the next drawing. Overall chances of winning a prize are 1 in 24.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They can be purchased online at MichiganLottery.com or one of 10,500 retailers around the state until 10:45 p.m. the day of the drawing.