$50,000 Lottery Ticket Sold In Union County

UNION COUNTY, NJ — No one may have claimed the Mega Million Jackpot, which rolls to $868 million, but a $50,000 winning ticket was sold in Union County for the Tuesday, Oct. 16 drawing.

The ticket that was purchased at 7-Eleven #39571, 1174 Morris Ave., in Union matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 third-tier prize. The ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $50,000.

A second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold in Cedar Knolls in Morris County winning the $1 million prize.

Six other tickets were also sold that the $10,000 third-tier prize including, one with the Megaplier option:

• Camden County ($50,000): Friendly Food Mart, 1119 North Blackhorse Pike, Blackwood;
• Essex County ($10,000): The Twin Deli Grocery, 185 North Park St., East Orange;
• Hudson County ($10,000): Prime Place Convenience, 514 1st Street Unit #1, Hoboken;
• Mercer County ($10,000): Corner Express, 5 Lawrenceville Pennington Road, Lawrenceville;
• Monmouth County ($10,000): Laurel Market, 257 Laurel Ave., West Keansburg; and
• Ocean County ($10,000): 7-Eleven #11017, 260 Route 37 West, Toms River.

The winning numbers for the Tuesday drawing were: 3, 45, 49, 61 and 69. The Gold Mega Ball was 9, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 5.

In addition, 146 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.

Seven of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,500.

Moreover, 271,728 other New Jersey players took home $1,143,110 in prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000, according to Carey.

The next drawing will be held Friday at 11 p.m. where the Mega Million Jackpot is $868 million.

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