One New Jersey Ticket Wins $10,000 in Passaic County

TRENTON (Jan. 8, 2018) – New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White announced that a single ticket sold in Florida matched all of the numbers drawn from the Friday, January 5th drawing. This ticket has won the entire $450,000,000 jackpot, making it the 4th largest Mega Millions jackpot ever.

The winning numbers for the Friday, Jan. 5 drawing were: 28, 30, 39, 59 and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03. One New Jersey Lottery ticket won $10,000 for matching four of five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. If the ticket had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $30,000. That ticket was purchased at Limonta Liquors, 293 Vernon Ave., Clifton, in Passaic County.

In addition, 83 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Seven of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover, 137,190 other New Jersey players took home $525,652 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to White.

“Congratulations to the lottery winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” said White. “For selling the winning tickets, the retailers have become many more Lottery ‘lucky locations’ overnight.”

The next drawing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 11:00 pm. All New Jersey Lottery Mega Millions tickets must be purchased before 10:45 pm to participate in the drawing. Mega Millions tickets cost just two dollars; by adding the Megaplier option for an extra dollar per play, players can increase their non-jackpot winnings up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 46 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.

View all New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games on the Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Midday and evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC-TV or WTXF stations.