The Backyard State simply acquired just a little greener: Somebody received the $1 billion Mega Tens of millions jackpot Tuesday, and the ticket was bought in New Jersey’s Monmouth County, officers mentioned.
Whereas the winner of the jackpot that has been rising since early December has not come ahead, the New Jersey Lottery on Wednesday introduced ShopRite Liquor in Neptune Township bought the successful ticket.
State lottery officers have scheduled a information convention for midday Wednesday on the retailer’s location on Route 66. ShopRite will obtain a $30,000 bonus verify, they mentioned.
Going into the drawing, the estimated jackpot was $1.13 billion, sport officers mentioned in an announcement.
Simply because a ticket was bought in New Jersey doesn’t imply the winner lives there.
The final time somebody received the jackpot was Dec. 8, and when there is no such thing as a winner the jackpot rolls over.
The jackpot has now reset to its default $20 million.
The lottery sport is performed in 45 states, in addition to in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.