Winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.13 billion sold in NJ: Check your numbers
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – Check your Mega Millions tickets! Someone in the tri-state area has won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, according to lottery officials.
The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night were 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and 4.
The prize is the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history and the fifth-largest Mega Millions drawing ever.
The $1.12 billion jackpot is for a winner who is paid through an annuity, with an initial payment and then 29 annual payments. Most winners choose a cash payout, which would be $537.5 million.
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Until Monday night’s drawing, no one had matched all six numbers and won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8. It’s been nearly four years since a winning Mega Millions jackpot was sold in New Jersey.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
New Jersey was one of the first states to sign up for the Mega Millions lottery drawing back in 2002. Since then, it has seen 24 Mega Millions jackpot winners.
If you’re not holding the winning ticket, don’t pack up your dreams just yet. The Powerball jackpot sits at $865 million and the next drawing is Wednesday night.
No one has won that prize since New Year’s Day, making for 36 drawings without a winner.
This story comprises reporting from The Associated Press.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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