/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/54KEWSVLEJASLAZNXKKVB2IWN4.jpg "Mega Millions tickets worth $ 1 million were sold at 2 NJ convenience stores. 8 third prize winners totaling $ 90,000.")
The pair of Mega Millions $ 1 million tickets sold in New Jersey for Tuesday’s huge $ 865 million draw was purchased at convenience stores in Atlantic and Somerset counties, New Jersey Lottery officials said Thursday. -market.
Lucky tickets were purchased at 7-Eleven on block 1500 on Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City and at Lucky Spot Convenience Store on Gaston Avenue in Somerville.
Each combined five numbers, but not the Mega Ball.
Did anyone win the Mega Millions jackpot last night? Not on Tuesday (19/01/2021). Friday’s Mega Millions draw jackpot amounts to $ 970 million.
In addition, eight tickets were sold for the third prize in New Jersey, corresponding to four numbers plus the Mega Ball.
A ticket sold at 7-Eleven on Route 88 in Point Pleasant is worth $ 20,000 because it was purchased with Megaplier for an extra $ 1. The others, valued at $ 10,000 each, were purchased at the following locations:
- Key Food on Lincoln Avenue in Glen Rock
- 7-Eleven on Hackensack Street in Wood-Ridge
- Shop Rite on Harmony Road in the Gibbstown section of Greenwich
- Nik Nak Food Mart at Woodbury Turnersville Road in Turnersville
- Grover convenience store on South Street in Freehold
- Mr. Mike’s convenience store on Vauxhall Road, in the Vauxhall section of Union
- Travel Centers of America – Columbia on Simpson Road in Columbia
Friday’s jackpot jackpot has risen to $ 970 million with a cash option of at least $ 716.3 million and will potentially be the third largest in US lottery history. It could rise above $ 1 billion if ticket sales are strong across the country.
The winning numbers for Tuesday were: 10, 19, 26, 28 and 50. The Mega Ball drawn was 16 with a 2X Megaplier.
Other $ 1 million tickets were sold in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and the state of Washington. A California ticket is valued at $ 1,401,723. California lottery prizes vary based on ticket sales and the number of winners. They differ from the second fixed prizes offered in other participating states.
In addition, two other Florida tickets are worth $ 2 million each because they were purchased with the Megaplier option for an extra $ 1.
Mega Millions tickets cost $ 2 each and in New Jersey they must be purchased by 10:45 pm on the night of the draw. The chances of a ticket hitting the jackpot when hitting five numbers and the Mega Ball is 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of winning the second prize of at least $ 1 million by hitting five numbers.
The game is played in 45 states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands.
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