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Sparta Stop & Shop Sells $10K Winning Gold Mega Ball Ticket
Tuesday's Gold Mega Ball drawing had a $10,000 winner in Sussex County, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
SPARTA, NJ — A lottery ticket purchased at Stop & Shop in Sparta garnered $10,000 for its buyer, the New Jersey Lottery reported.
New Jersey has two $10,000 winners in Tuesday's drawing at the Lottery's third-tier level. The tickets matched four of five white balls for the Gold Mega Ball numbers drawn, according to a New Jersey Lottery news statement.
One winning ticket was sold at the Stop & Shop at #823 at 5 Town Center Dr. in Sparta. Another was sold in Hudson County at Garden State News in Union City, the Lottery said.
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Twelve other players matched numbers making their tickets worth $500 on March 22, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, March 22, drawing were: 08, 15, 21, 27, and 61. The Gold Mega Ball was 08, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
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The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $50 million for the next drawing to be held on Friday night, according to the news statement.
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