There were two third-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Tuesday, May 17, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball winning $10,000.
Lottery officials said one of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $40,000.
Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
- Passaic County ($40,000): Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt; and,
- Somerset County ($10,000): E & M Deli, 1 West Somerset St., Raritan.
In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 18 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
Three of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $2,000.
According to NJ Lottrery officials, 21,918 other New Jersey players took home $110,728 in prizes ranging from $2 to $800.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, May 17, drawing were: 07, 21, 24, 41, and 65.
The Gold Mega Ball was 24, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 04.