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LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the winner of the $575 million Mega Millions lottery winner, two people in California may be $240,000 richer.

What we know:

According to California Lottery's website late Tuesday night, two tickets – one worth $302,035 and another worth $241,628 – were sold within the state. One of those tickets were sold at the 7-Eleven on Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta and the other ticket was sold at the Ramco Express in Bakersfield.

The news comes as Mega Millions held a drawing for the then-top prize of $547 million.

Below were the winning numbers for Oct. 7 drawing, which apparently no one got all six numbers:

17, 26, 33, 45, 56. MB: 19

What's next:

The drawing for the $575 million jackpot will be held on Friday, October 10

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