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$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NJ For Tuesday's Drawing
Check your tickets! One Garden State player won a million-dollar prize in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing.
NEW JERSEY — One New Jersey Lottery player will cash in on a $1 million prize after they matched five of the six Mega Millions numbers drawn on Tuesday.
The winning numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 15 were 18, 39, 42, 57, and 63 with the gold Mega Ball number of 07. The multiplier was triple (3x) the prize amount, if someone matched all six Mega Millions numbers drawn.
Lottery officials said the Garden State player who won the second-tier prize bought the ticket at 3 in 1 Deli, 50 Hopatchung Road in Hopatcong, Sussex County.
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Another New Jersey Lottery player in Middlesex County matched four of five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize, which is $10,000. This ticket was sold at Speedway, 1021 Route 9 South, Woodbridge.
One player in Florida did hit the $20 million jackpot, per Mega Millions.
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Friday's estimated jackpot will reset $20 million, or a $9.6 million cash option. The next drawing is Aug. 18 at 11 p.m.
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