JERSEY SELLS ONE WINNING $250,000 TICKET
AS MEGA MILLIONS ROLLS TO $121 MILLION
Warren County Winner Joins Growing Ranks of NJ Mega Millions Winners
TRENTON, NJ – (January 25, 2010) – One lucky New Jersey Lottery player has won the Mega Millions second prize of $250,000 for the Friday, January 22 drawing. The winning ticket, which was sold in Warren County , was purchased at RDJ Service Center , located at 275 US Highway 46 in Great Meadows.
“Congratulations to RDJ Service Center , said the Lotterys Acting Executive Director Steven Palmieri. “ For selling this ticket, they will receive a bonus check for $500. They have become one of the Lotterys most recent ‘lucky locations overnight.
While there was no top-prize winner, 102,102 other New Jersey players took home $500,431 in prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000, according to Palmieri.
The winning numbers for the Friday, January 22 drawing were: 08, 13, 27, 28, and 52 and the Gold Mega Ball number was 09. With no winner of the top prize, the Mega Millions jackpot will roll to $121,000,000 for the next drawing to be held tonight, Tuesday, January 26 at 11:00 pm on NJN-TV – the New Jersey Network.
Mega Millions member states include: New Jersey , California , Georgia , Illinois , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan , New York , Ohio , Texas , Virginia and Washington .