$1 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Roanoke County

A winning Mega Millions ticket purchased in Roanoke County is now worth $1 million, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The ticket was purchased at the Clearbrook Mini Mart, located at 5469 Franklin Road.

The winning numbers for the January 3 drawing were 25-29-33-41-44, and the Mega Ball number was 18.

The ticket matched the first five winning numbers, only missing the Mega Ball.

The lottery says the ticket is one of only six nationwide to match the first five numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing.

If anybody has a winning ticket then the player must keep it in a safe place and claim the winning prize by visiting the nearest lottery headquarter or the player can also have the facility of calling or seeing mail to start the claiming process.

 The store will receive a $10,000 bonus from the Virginia Lottery for selling the winning ticket.