$1M Ticket Sold In N.J. As Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $508M

There was one big Mega Millions winner in New Jersey Tuesday.

A ticket worth $1 million was sold in Cape May County for Tuesday's drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Erma Deli, 635 Breakwater Rd., Erma.

But no one won the jackpot, so the big prize is still anyone's to win. The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $508 million for Friday's drawing. It is the third-largest jackpot in the game's history.

The largest Mega Millions jackpot on record was a $656 million prize won on March 30, 2012, by three winning tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

There were other winners from New Jersey, although their prizes were not as hefty.

Nine tickets were sold that matched the four white balls and the Gold Mega Ball, winning the third-tier prize of $5,000 each. Here's where those tickets were purchased, according to New Jersey lottery officials:

• Atlantic County: Shoprite of Galloway, 401 So. Pitney Rd., Galloway
• Bergen County: Mobil Pip South, Palisades Interstate Pkwy. So., Englewood Cliffs
• Burlington County: Citgo, 4302 Route 130 No., Willingboro
• Burlington County: Village Store, 50 Magnolia Rd., Pemberton
• Gloucester County: Acme Markets #7943,1619 Beckett & Center Square Rd., Swedesboro
• Hudson County: Street Corner, 30 Mall Dr. W., B27B, Jersey City
• Mercer County: Acme Markets #7979, Route 1 & Texas Ave., Lawrenceville
• Monmouth County: Guys Package Store, 1417 Corlies Ave., Neptune
• Morris County: 7-Eleven #34763A, 50 Morris St., Morristown

Tickets are sold until 9:59 p.m. on drawing nights, Tuesdays and Fridays.

No matter how many people play Mega Millions, the chances of winning never change. The chances of winning are based on the amount of number combinations, not the number of players buying tickets, say lottery officials. The Mega Millions game is played by selecting five numbers out of 75 choices (the numbers from 1 to 75), and by selecting one extra number from 1 to 15 (that's the Mega Ball).

Click here to find out where you can play in New Jersey.