No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $228 million.

The numbers drawn were 11, 17, 33, 39 and 43 and the Mega number was 14. Tuesday’s jackpot was $202 million.

One ticket matching five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a Chevron station on 26393 Vermont Ave. in Harbor City, according to the California lottery. It was worth $886,657.

The drawing was the eighth since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.

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

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