LOS ANGELES – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $253 million.

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in North Carolina and is worth $2 million, according to the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game. The amount is based on the ticket’s multiplier multiplied by 1 million and can range from $2 million to $10 million.

The numbers drawn Friday were 18, 30, 44, 48, 50 and the Mega number was 12. The estimated jackpot was $234 million.

The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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