(FOX40.COM) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions has climbed to an estimated $533 million ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing, offering players across California a chance at one of the game’s largest prizes this year.

The Powerball lottery jackpot has grown to over $1 billion, the fourteenth time a U.S. lottery prize has reached this milestone. The Mega Millions jackpot was recently won twice in three weeks, with the latest prize being $90 million on December 2.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Southern California fell just one number short of winning the $230 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $50,570. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing ...

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A Mega Millions ticket sold in Northern California fell just one number short of winning the $346 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $67,542. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing ...