Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Middlesex County

Three $5,000 third-prize-winning lottery tickets for a Friday drawing were sold recently in Bergen, Middlesex and Warren counties.

If those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, they would have been worth $20,000 each. The winning tickets were purchased in:

• 7-Eleven #39225, 31-28 Broadway, Fair Lawn, Bergen County
• Quick Chek #112, 777 Washington Rd., Parlin, Middlesex County
• Village Bar & Liquors, 7-C Naughright Rd., Hackettstown, Warren County.

In addition, there were 30 players whose tickets matched the 4 white balls, making their tickets worth $500. Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier Option making them worth $2,000 each. Moreover, 72,610 other New Jersey players took home $139,141 in prizes ranging from $1 to $200, according to lottery officials.