TRENTON (Dec. 28, 2022) – There were three third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, December 27, 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 $20,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Hudson County ($20,000): Lotto.com, 111 Town Square Place, Jersey City;
• Camden County ($10,000): Ricks Farm, 428 N. Warwick Rd., Somerdale; and;
• Ocean County ($10,000): News Plus, 620 Mule Rd., Toms River.

In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 45 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Six of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $1,000. Moreover, 97,728 other New Jersey players took home $372,282 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, December 27, drawing were: 09, 13, 36, 59, and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 11, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.

The jackpot rolls to $640 million for the next drawing to be held on Friday, December 30, 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.