TRENTON – There were two $5,000 third prizewinning New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched 4 white balls and the Mega Ball for the Dec. 22 drawing. The $5,000 winning tickets were sold at the following locations:
– Schock’s Sun Inc., 201 E. 9th St., Ocean City in Cape May County
– Shop Rite, 435 Elizabeth Ave., Somerset in Somerset County
If these tickets had been purchased with Megaplier they would have been worth $15,000 each.
In addition, 13 players purchased $500 winning tickets; three of those players added the Megaplier option to their purchase, making each ticket worth $1,500. Moreover, 85,081 other New Jersey players took home $147,437 in prizes ranging from $1 to $150, according to Hedinger.
“Congratulations to the lottery winners and to the retailers that sold all of those winning tickets,” said Hedinger. “For selling the winning tickets, the retailers have become many more Lottery ‘lucky locations’ overnight.” The winning numbers for the Dec. 22 drawing were: 11, 21, 40, 50 and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 15, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
The Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $104,000,000 for the next drawing, which will be held Dec. 25 at 11:00 pm. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC TV stations. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.
View all New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and view live drawings for the Pick-3, Pick4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6 and CASH4LIFE games on the Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Midday and evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia.
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