James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, April 16th drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
Officials say the ticket was sold at Shop Rite #113, 540 New York Ave., Lyndhurst in Bergen County.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, April 16th drawing were: 11, 29, 34, 48 and 54. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
In addition, 28 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,000.
Moreover, 34,145 other New Jersey players took home $127,740 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400, 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.”