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$1 million Mega Millions ticket sold at east Charlotte gas station

CHARLOTTE — No one in North Carolina won the Mega Millions estimated $1.35 billion grand prize, but one lucky person from Charlotte will become a millionaire.

A $1 million ticket was purchased at the Kwick Mart on Albemarle Road in east Charlotte, North Carolina Education Lottery officials said.

The $2 ticket matched the numbers on all five white balls to win $1 million. The odds of matching all five white balls are 1 in 12.6 million. The winning numbers are 30, 43, 45, 46, and 61. The Mega Ball is 14.

It is unknown what the winner will take home after taxes.

The winner has 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize.

Two other lottery players won a $10,000 prize in North Carolina. One ticket was sold in Raleigh and the other was sold in Morehead City. A person in Maine won the billion-dollar jackpot.

Mega Millions players have won jackpots on Friday the 13th seven times.

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