A recent ticket sold in Erlanger for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing matched all five white ball winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, winning the game’s second prize of $1 million.
The winning Mega Millions number from Friday’s drawing were: 2-5-29-64-69, with a Mega Ball of 18.
If the ticket holder had also matched the Mega Ball number of 18, they would have won $36 million.
This is the second $1 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Kentucky in a week, as a player in Richmond also won the game’s second prize.
Lottery security staff members will execute a series of security checks at the retailer where the winning ticket was sold. Once those checks are cleared, the name of the retailer will be released.
In the meantime, the winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a secure location. They have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, which has to be done at the lottery’s headquarters in Louisville. The winner should contact the lottery’s claims office at 800-937-8946 on Monday to make arrangements to claim their prize.
