The one sold in California is worth $338,311, while the other nine are each worth $250,000. California law requires major payoffs of lottery games to be paid on a pari-mutuel basis.
The numbers drawn Monday night were 17, 31, 34, 45, 51 and the Mega number was 24. The estimated jackpot was $170 million.
The drawing was the 12th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. A ticket with all six numbers for the Sept. 1 draw was sold in Georgia and was worth $12 million.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 175,711,536, according to the Mega Millions Web site.
People with gambling problems or knowing individuals with gambling problems are advised to call the Problem Gambling Help Line, (800) Gambler.
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