The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $57 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one second-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, March 22nd drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize.
That ticket was purchased at New Lucky 7 Deli, 408 Route 70, Lakehurst in Ocean County.
In addition, 12 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Moreover 31,831 other New Jersey players took home $127,122 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey.
The winning numbers for the Friday, March 22nd drawing were: 07, 36, 58, 60, and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
“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.”