$10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Lawrenceville

LAWRENCEVILLE NJ — It wasn’t the big winner, but $10,000 sure is a nice consolation prize. Corner Express at 5 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road in Lawrenceville sold a $10,000 prize ticket in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing, the New Jersey Lottery announced.

The total jackpot soared past its previous record, hitting an estimated $868 million, or $494.5 million cash. A winning ticket for $1 million was sold in Cedar Knolls, Morris County. The winning numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61 and 69, plus the gold Mega Ball 9.

The ticket sold in Lawrenceville matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn, winning the $10,000 third-tier prize. If it was purchased with the Megaplier option, the prize would've been multiplied to $50,000.

The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on July 24, when a California office pool of 11 co-workers shared $543 million, the largest prize ever won on a single ticket in the game, according to lottery officials.

Three other Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year — $451 million on January 5 (Florida), $533 million on March 30 (New Jersey), and $142 million on May 4 (Ohio).

All New Jersey Lottery Mega Millions tickets must be purchased before 10:45 pm to participate in the drawing. Mega Millions tickets cost just $2; 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.
View all New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games on the Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page.

Evening draws, except for CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC-TV or WTXF stations.

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