The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $71 million!
James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one second-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, June 25th drawing that matched five of the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000,000 prize.
Reports say that ticket was purchased at Lucky Spot Convenience Store in Somerville of Somerset County. There was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.
That ticket was sold at Kings Pharmacy in Newark of Essex County, reports say.
In addition, 13 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500, according to reports.
One of those tickets was purchased with Megaplier, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover 20,366 other New Jersey players took home $85,942 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, June 25th drawing were: **24, 33, 45, 47**, and **61**. The Gold Mega Ball was 17, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.