Lottery Ticket Sold In Hoboken Store Wins Someone $1 Million

HOBOKEN, NJ — Someone who bought a lottery ticket in the mile-square city of Hoboken is a million dollars richer today. A New Jersey Lottery spokesperson says that someone purchased the winning ticket for the Mega Millions Jackpot at Prime on Garden at 98 Garden St.

The second-tier prizewinning ticket was sold for the Jan. 12 drawing, and it matched five of the five white balls drawn, which means the person won a $1 million prize.

The $750 million jackpot drawing will be held on Friday, Jan. 15. If won, it would be the 2nd-largest jackpot in the game’s history. The estimated cash value is $550.6 million.

There were nine third-tier prizewinning tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the gold ball, winning $10,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Atlantic County: New Farmers Market, 2732 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City;
• Atlantic County: Shore True Value Hardware, 515 New Rd., Somers Point;
• Bergen County: Quick Chek #168, 156 Hackensack Ave., Hackensack;
• Cumberland County: 7-Eleven #11007, 926 North High St., Millville;
• Essex County: Quick Chek #14, 501 Washington Ave., Belleville;
• Middlesex County: 7-Eleven #32210, 1280 Boundbrook Rd., Middlesex;
• Monmouth County: 7-Eleven #27769, 2145 Route 35, Holmdel;
• Monmouth County: 6-12 Convenience Store, 1 South Main St., Marlboro; and,
• Morris County: Lincoln Center Liquors, 261 Comley Rd., Lincoln Park.

Tickets sell for $2 each.

In addition to the second and third-tier prizes won, 141 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. 19 of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $1,000. Moreover, 212,530 other New Jersey players took home $832,412 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, January 12, drawing were: 12, 14, 26, 28, and 33. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.

The Friday drawing will be held at 11 p.m. All New Jersey Lottery Mega Millions tickets must be purchased before 10:45 p.m. to participate.

Mega Millions tickets cost $2, but by adding the Megaplier option for an extra dollar per play, players can increase their non-jackpot winnings up to five times.

Mega Millions tickets are sold in 46 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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