From the NJ Lottery:
Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery Executive Director, announced that there were no jackpot or second prize New Jersey winners of the Mega Millions game, but there were nine third prize winners for the Tuesday, March 4 drawing.
One of those third prize winning tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, making the ticket worth $10,000. That ticket was bought in Camden County at Shoprite #507, 1200 Chewslanding Rd., Laurel Springs. The other eight third prize winning tickets, worth $5,000 each, were sold at the following locations: Bergen County at Sunoco #7218, 284 Washington St., Carlstadt; Camden County at Wegmans Food Markets #10, 2100 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill; Gloucester County at Shoprite of Washington Twp., 382 Egg Harbor Rd., Sewell; Hudson County at Garden State News, 4024 Bergenline Ave., Union City; Mercer County at Pantry Farm, 49 W. Upper Ferry Rd., Ewing; Middlesex County at 7-Eleven #11455, 1265 St. George Ave., Colonia; also in Middlesex County at Shop Rite, 2909 Washington Rd., Parlin, and in Passaic County at Danny’s Liquor Store, 321 Broadway, Passaic.
In addition to the Garden State’s $10,000 and $5,000 winners, 61 players each purchased $500 winning tickets: six of those were bought with the Megaplier option, making those tickets worth $1,000 each. Moreover, 211,567 other New Jersey players took home $348,411 in prizes ranging from $1 to $100, 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 Tuesday, March 4 drawing were: 10, 29, 31, 35 and 45. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
The Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $270,000,000 for the next drawing, which will be held Friday, March 7 at 11:00 pm. Watch live drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5 and Pick-6 games at the Lottery website (NJLottery.net), or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening draws can be seen on CBS stations: WLNY 10/55 and CW Philly 57. 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.
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