James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, Jan. 22nd drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
If that ticket had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $50,000.
That ticket was sold at Liquor Barn, 1051 Florence Columbus Rd., Bordentown in Burlington County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Jan. 22nd drawing were: 04, 15, 37, 59 and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 16, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.
In addition, 14 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $2,500. Moreover, 18,594 other New Jersey players took home $91,298 in prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000, according to Carey.
“Congratulations to the lottery winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” said Carey. “For selling the winning tickets, the retailers have become many more Lottery ‘lucky locations’ overnight.”