By: Richard L. Smith
There were sixthird-tier prizewinning tickets sold for the Friday, July 14, drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
According to NJ Lotteryofficials, those tickets were purchased at the following locations:
- Burlington County: Mart’s Liiquor1305 Woodlane Rd., Eastampton;
- Essex County: One Maple Supermarket #1, 186 Chancellor Ave., Newark;
- Essex County: Wine Village, 363 Bloomfield Ave., Caldwell;
- Middlesex County: 7-Eleven #39688, 314-316 Rues Lane, East Brunsick;
- Morris County: Quick Chek #8, 170 Parsippany Rd., Parsippany; and,
- Ocean County: Spirits Unlimited, 3 Lacey Rd., Forked River.
In addition to the third-tier prizes won, 62 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500.
Lottery officials said eight of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,000.
Moreover, 91,278 other New Jersey players took home $353,334 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400.
The winning numbers for the Friday, July 14, drawing were: 10, 24, 48, 51 and 66.
The Gold Mega Ball was 15 and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.