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Essex County Store Sells $10K Winning Lottery Ticket
A $10,000 ticket for the Mega Millions drawing on Oct. 16 was sold in Essex County. See the lucky numbers and store here.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Well, the $1 million winning ticket for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing wasn’t sold in Essex County. But a $10,000 third-tier ticket was, lottery officials said.
According to the NJ Lottery, Twin Deli Grocery on North Park Street in East Orange sold a $10,000 runner-up ticket for Tuesday’s drawing. The ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Oct. 16 drawing were: 03, 45, 49, 61 and 69. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.
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A second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold for the Oct. 16 drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize. That ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven #39300, 99 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls in Morris County, officials said.
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