New Jersey Sells One $1,000,000 and Two $5,000 Prizewinning Tickets as Mega Millions Rolls to $134 Million
TRENTON (June 21, 2017) – Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director, announced that there was one New Jersey ticket sold that matched the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 second-tier prize for the Tuesday, June 20 drawing. If that ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $3,000,000. The ticket was sold at The Bagelsmith, 1330 Prince Roger Ave, Bridgewater in Somerset County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, June 20 drawing were: 02, 15, 41, 49 and 63. The Gold Mega Ball was 03, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
In addition, two tickets were sold that matched the four white balls and the Gold Mega Ball each winning the $5,000 third-tier prize. If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $15,000. Those winning tickets were purchased at the following locations:
• Hudson County: 7-Eleven #35055, 897 Schuyler Ave., Kearny;
• Mercer County: HMS – Richard Stockton, 200 Uncle Petes Rd., Trenton.
In addition, 17 tickets sold matched the four white balls winning $500 each. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover, 89,282 other New Jersey players took home $155,486 in prizes ranging from $1 to $150, according to Hedinger.
“Congratulations to the lottery winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” said Hedinger. “For selling the winning tickets, the retailers have become many more Lottery ‘lucky locations’ overnight.”
The next drawing will be held Friday, June 23 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 one dollar; by adding the Megaplier option for an extra dollar per play, players can increase their non-jackpot winnings up to five times.
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