$50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Watchung

WATCHUNG, NJ — Two Somerset County winning lottery tickets were sold recently. A Powerball ticket sold in Watchung, was among two in the state, to match four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, Oct. 13 drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize.

The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:

• Somerset County: Shoprite of Watchung, 1701-20 US Hwy 22, Watchung
• Bergen County: HK Circle Mini Mart, 411 East Madison Ave., Dumont

The winning numbers for the Saturday drawing were: 11, 14, 32, 43 and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 15. The Multiplier number was 3.

The Powerball jackpot rolls to $345 million for the next drawing to be held Wednesday at 10:59 p.m.

$10,000 Mega Millions Ticket

Another ticket in Somerset County, a Mega Millions ticket sold in North Plainfield was among two to be sold in the state to win the $10,000 third-tier prize for the Friday, Oct. 12 drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $654 million, the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot ever, and the fourth-highest jackpot in North American history.

The two tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Union County: 7-Eleven #35984, 856 Route 22 W., North Plainfield
• Ocean County: 7-Eleven #17871, 1151 Burnt Tavern Rd., Brick; and

The winning numbers for the Friday drawing were: 04, 24, 46, 61 and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 7, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 3.

The next drawing will be held Tuesday at 11 p.m.

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