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Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1M sold in Ocean County. 8 $10K, $30K tickets bought in state

NEW JERSEY – There was one second-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, January 10, drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize.

That ticket was purchased at 88 West Deli, 1659 Route 88, Brick in Ocean County.

There were nine third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, January 10, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000.

Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

  • Passaic County ($30,000): Clifton Discount Liquors, 73 Ackerman Ave., Clifton;
  • Bergen County ($10,000): Mobil PIP North, Palisade Interstate Parkway N., Edgewood Cliffs;
  • Morris County ($10,000): Kings Food Market #3630, 86 E. Main St., Mendham;
  • Morris County ($10,000): Sandy’s Wine & Spirits, 98 Route 46 West, Budd Lake;
  • Morris County ($10,000): Shri News & Food Store Inc., 312 Parsippany Rd., Parsippany;
  • Morris County ($10,000): United Card & Smoke Shop, 13 Broadway, Denville;
  • Ocean County ($10,000): Quick Food Mart, 250 N. Main St., Barnegat;
  • Somerset County: ($10,000): Kings Food Market #3611, 450 Route 206 North & Hill Dr., Bedminster; and,
  • Union County ($10,000): Roselle Park Wines & Spirits, 137-141 Chestnut St., Roselle Park.

The winning numbers for the Tuesday, January 10, drawing were: 07, 13, 14, 15, and 18. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.

In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 300 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. 41 of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $1,500. Moreover, 322,059 other New Jersey players took home $1,456,576 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600.

The jackpot rolls to $1.350 billion for the next drawing to be held on Friday, January 13, at 11:00 pm. All New Jersey Lottery Mega Millions tickets must be purchased before 10:45 pm to participate in the drawing. Mega Millions tickets cost just two dollars; by adding the Megaplier option for an extra dollar per play, players can increase their non-jackpot winnings up to five times. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 46 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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