1.13 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold In New Jersey
One ticket worth 1.13 billion dollars in the Mega Millions Lottery game was sold right here in new Jersey. Was it you?
Is it someone you know? Where was the winning ticket sold? At press time, the New Jersey lottery hadn’t revealed exactly where the ticket was sold.
If it was purchased in Ocean County, where I live, I’ll just die. I can tell you that it was definitely not me who purchased the winning ticket.
UPDATE 9:15 a.m.: N.J. Lottery Has Confirmed The Winning Ticket Was Sold In Neptune Twp. At ShopRite on Route 66
This the 5th largest largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The winning numbers were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and Mega Ball 4.
According to CNN, Tuesday’s jackpot win comes seven months after the largest-ever Mega Millions grand prize – $1.602 billion – was won by a ticket that was purchased in Neptune Beach, Florida, according to the lottery.
The all-time largest US lottery jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022 by a ticket bought in California.
Thirteen other tickets in Tuesday’s drawing won at least $1 million by matching the first five balls, Mega Millions officials said, including three sold in New York, two in Georgia, two in Florida, and one each in California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
1.13 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold In New Jersey
One of the New York tickets won $2 million because its holder bought an optional Megaplier feature. The ticket in California, meanwhile, is worth slightly more than $1 million because prizes in that state depend on ticket sales and number of winners.
This is the first Mega Millions jackpot won since December 8, when a prize of $394 million was snagged by two players in California.
Those who play the lottery will have another chance tonight to win a huge windfall, as tonight’s Powerball drawing is up to an estimated $865 million jackpot – which would be the 5th largest in that game’s history. The winning ticket in tonight’s drawing could opt for the jackpot in annual payments or a lump-sum payment of an estimated $416.1 million – both before taxes, according to Powerball.