$1,000,000 Winning Ticket Sold in Ocean County

TRENTON (July 18, 2018) – John M. White, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one second-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, July 17th drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize. That ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven #11024, 226 Route 9 & Grant Ave., Pine Beach in Ocean County. If it had been purchased with the Megaplier option, the prize would be multiplied to $5,000,000.

In addition, two tickets were also sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize. Those tickets were sold at the following locations:

• Gloucester County: Albion Food Mart, 1395 Route 41 Hurfville Rd., Deptford; and

• Middlesex County: Super Stop + Shop #803, 1049 Route 1 So., Edison.

If they had been purchased with the Megaplier option, the prizes would be multiplied to $50,000.

The winning numbers for the Tuesday, July 17th drawing were: 40, 41, 61, 66 and 67. The Gold Mega Ball was 12, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.

Moreover, 33 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,500. Moreover, 70,267 other New Jersey players took home $309,168 in prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000, according to White.

The next drawing will be held Friday, July 20 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. 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.