Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director, announced that there were no Mega Millions game jackpot or second-tier New Jersey prizewinners.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Aug. 15 drawing were: 07, 16, 20, 66 and 73. The Gold Mega Ball was 07, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02. There were three third-tier prizewinning tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $5,000 prize.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Essex County: Glenwood Confectionery, 154 Glenwood Ave., Bloomfield;
Ocean County: Shop Rite of Manchester, 1001 Route 70 W., Manchester; and
Union County: A.P. Twin City Corp., 600 Park Ave., Plainfield.
If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $10,000.
In addition, 16 other players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $1,000.
Moreover, 73,141 other New Jersey players took home $121,665 in prizes ranging from $1 to $100, according to Hedinger.
“Congratulations to the lottery winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” said Hedinger. “For selling the winning tickets, the retailers have become many more Lottery ‘lucky locations’ overnight.”