TRENTON (Oct. 10, 2018) – At $548 Million, this jackpot is now the third-highest Mega Millions jackpot on record and it’s not the only big jackpot up for grabs this week. The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is up to $282 million.

James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, is urging players to get their tickets and get in these games because now is a great time for a chance at $830 million worth of jackpots! The $282 Powerball jackpot is tonight at 10:59 pm, and the next Mega Millions drawing will be held Friday, Oct. 12th at 11:00 pm.

There were two third-tier Mega Millions prizewinning tickets sold for the Oct. 9th drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Middlesex County ($30,000): Ryders Lane Wine & Spirit Inc., 246A Ryders Lane, Milltown; and

• Monmouth County ($10,000): ACME #3960, Route 9 & Elton Edelphia Rd., Freehold.

The winning numbers for the Tuesday, October 9th drawing were: 20, 22, 39, 54 and 60. The Gold Mega Ball was 18, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.

In addition, 52 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Three of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover, 92,827 other New Jersey players took home $364,184 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey.