The Mega Millions $1 billion jackpot went to a single winning ticket sold in Michigan, but there’s still a new millionaire in New Jersey for the holder of a second-prize ticket worth $1 million.
The New Jersey $1 million Mega Millions winner was among 10 second-prize tickets sold nationally for Friday night’s massive lottery drawing. The winning numbers were: 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60. The Mega Ball drawn was 24 with a Megaplier of 2X.
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The location of the jackpot-winning ticket sale in Michigan has not yet been revealed.
Two of the second-prize tickets sold in North Carolina and Virginia are worth $2 million each because the purchaser paid for the Megaplier.
The eight others sold in Florida (2), Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2) and Pennsylvania are worth $1 million each.
New Jersey lottery officials are expected to reveal the location where the $1 million ticket was sold later Saturday.
There were also 218 third-prize winners worth $20,000 (31) or $10,000 (187).
The $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 was won by a single ticket sold in Michigan.
Only one Mega Millions drawing has produced a bigger jackpot winner — a South Carolina ticket hit the $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October 2018. It’s the largest jackpot won by a single ticket.
The largest U.S. lottery jackpot — a $1.586 billion Powerball prize in January 2016 was split among three ticket holders. The lucky tickets were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Thirty-six Mega Millions drawings had been held since Adrian Tongson of Racine, Wisconsin hit the $120 million jackpot on Sept. 15. He chose the cash option and won $95.4 million before taxes.
Both Mega Millions and Powerball had been on a run without a winner for months until a Powerball ticket sold in Maryland hit Wednesday’s $731.1 million Powerball jackpot.
Two Mega Millions jackpots were hit in New Jersey in 2020. An anonymous winner claimed the $202 million prize won on Feb. 11 with a ticket sold in Edison and a $124 million ticket was bought in Bayonne for the July 24 drawing.
Mega Millions tickets cost $2 each and in New Jersey must be bought by 10:45 p.m. on the evening of the drawing. The odds of a ticket hitting the jackpot by matching five numbers and the Mega Ball are 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 shot to win the second prize of at least $1 million by matching five numbers.
Saturday’s Powerball drawing is worth $20 million with a cash option of $15 million. The Mega Millions jackpot also resets to $20 million for Tuesday’s drawing.
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