A Charlotte-area resident is holding a Mega Millions lottery ticket worth a lot of money

Jonathan Limehouse
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Someone in Cornelius has a North Carolina lottery ticket in their possession worth millions and might not know it.

Or perhaps they do and are making plans before claiming a $4 million prize in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing.

The winner purchased a $3 Megaplier ticket online and matched all five white balls to win $1 million, according to a state lottery news release. The $1 million prize quadrupled when the 4X Megaplier hit.

Tuesday’s winning numbers were 4-19-39-42-52 and the Mega Ball 9.

The ticket is one of three nationally to win the largest prize in the drawing. Winners have 180 days to claim the prize, officials said.

Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $376 million, officials said. A winner could opt for an annuity paying out the $376 million over 29 years or a single take-home amount of $256.4 million.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million, officials said.