Thousands Of New Jersey Players Win Prizes

TRENTON (Nov. 26, 2018) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $172 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Friday, Nov. 23rd drawing, 18 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,000. Moreover 22,644 other New Jersey players took home $107,458 in prizes ranging from $2 to 800, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Friday, Nov. 23rd drawing were: 07, 10, 30, 33 and 59. The Gold Mega Ball was 23, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.

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

The next drawing will be held Tuesday, November 27th 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.