MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — A Gaston County resident has reason to celebrate after winning a $1 million prize in Friday's Mega Millions drawing.
The $2 lucky ticket was purchased at the Highland Street Food Lion in Mount Holly. The $1 million prize was one of three nationally winning tickets on Friday. The other two $1 million winning tickets were sold in California.
The biggest winning ticket from Friday's drawing won $2 million. The ticket was sold for $3 to someone in South Carolina.
The winners now have 180 days to claim their prizes.
Since there was no jackpot winner in Friday's drawing, the total now climbs to $640 million for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.
The odds of matching all five numbers on all five white balls stand at 1 in 12.6 million.
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