10 New Jersey tickets will win at least $10,000 in Friday's Mega Millions

Sorry New Jerseyans, you didn’t win the $1.269 billion Mega Millions. However, 10 NJ tickets won at least $10,000. So check your tickets again.

The New Jersey Lottery announced Saturday morning that of nine tickets sold in the state, four of the five white balls matched the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Another ticket had the Megaplier increasing the prize to $30,000.

“Congratulations to the California player,” said James Carey, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery. “The preparation for the jackpot made for a particularly exciting Christmas period. I’m also happy for all the New Jersey players celebrating their victories!”

It was not immediately known where in New Jersey those tickets were sold.

California tickets win Mega Millions

The Mega Millions jackpot was won by a ticket sold in Northern California.

Originally estimated at $1.22 billion, the jackpot increased from $571.9 million to $1.269 billion with a cash option. “The final jackpot amount has been adjusted upward from the estimate and is based on actual sales,” Mega Millions posted on its website.

The winning ticket was sold at Sunshine Food and Gas on Rhonda Road in Cottonwood, California. The state has the second most Mega Millions jackpots won after New York.

It was the fifth largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time and the ninth largest U.S. jackpot in the lottery’s history (see charts below).

The jackpot was last won on September 10, when a lottery player in Texas won $810 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot has already been won four times this year. A huge $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won in New Jersey in March.

What are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots?

Here are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time:

$1.602 billion, August 8, 2023: Won in Florida
$1.537 billion, October 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
$1.348 billion, January 13, 2023: Won in Maine
$1.337 billion, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
$1.269 billion, December 27: Won in California
$1.128 billion, March 26, 2024: Won in New Jersey
$1.05 billion, January 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
$810 million, September 10, 2024: Won in Texas
$656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
$648 million, December 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia

What was the largest US lottery jackpot of all time?

Here’s a look at the highest jackpots won in the United States between the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery:

$2.04 billion, Powerball, November 7, 2022: Won in California
$1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023: Won in California
$1.602 billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023: Won in Florida
$1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee
$1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
$1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2022: Won in Maine
$1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois
$1.326 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024: Won in Oregon
$1.269 billion, Mega Millions, December 27: Won in California
$1.128 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, 2024: Won in New Jersey
$1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023: Won in California
$1.05 billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
$842.4 million, Powerball, January 1, 2024: Won in Michigan
$810 million, Mega Millions, September 10, 2024: Won in Texas
$768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin
$758.7 million, Powerball, August 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts
$754.6 million, Powerball: February 6, 2023: Won in Washington
$731.1 million, Powerball, January 20, 2021: Won in Maryland
$699.8 million, Powerball, October 4, 2021: Won in California
$687.8 million, Powerball, October 27, 2018: Two winners in Iowa, New York

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