TRENTON (July 31, 2023) – There were four third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Friday, July 28, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Morris County: Garden State News, 43 Main St., Madison;
• Ocean County: Country Farms #2, 380 Drum Point Rd., Brick;
• Passaic County: Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Tpke., Hewitt; and,
• Union County: Quick Chek #23, 186 Westfield Ave., Clark.

In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 91 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 $2,500. Moreover, 158,600 other New Jersey players took home $836,868 in prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000. The winning numbers for the Friday, July 28, drawing were: 05, 10, 28, 52 and 63. The Gold Mega Ball was 18 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.

The jackpot rolls to $1.05 billion for the next drawing to be held on Tuesday, August 1, 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.