The winner will receive an estimated prize of $521 million or $317 million in cash.
A single New Jersey lottery player won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot.
The winner will receive an estimated prize of $521 million or $317 million in cash, according to Mega Millions. The amount is the fourth largest jackpot in Mega Millions’ history.
“Hearty congratulations to New Jersey for their big Mega Millions win,” Gordon Medenica, Mega Millions lead director, said in a statement . “The whole country can’t wait to meet the newest millionaire, but we all shared in the fun of playing.”
The New Jersey winner’s ticket matched all six numbers drawn: white balls 11,28,31,46 and 59; and the gold Mega Ball 1.
Two tickets sold in Ohio and Texas matched the five white balls to win a prize of $1 million each, according to the lottery.
The jackpot will now reset to its starting value of $40 million or $24 million cash for the next drawing on April 3.
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