Mega Millions winning $1.13B jackpot ticket sold in NJ

Published: Mar 26, 2024 Duration: 00:02:23 Category: News & Politics

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TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME. AND THE HOLLAND TUNNEL ABOUT 5 TO 10. BACK TO YOU AT THE DESK, INES. >> THANK YOU. WELL, AFTER NEARLY FOUR MONTHS, ONE LUCKY TICKET FINALLY MATCHED ALL SIX NUMBERS TO CLAIM LAST NIGHT'S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT, AND THE PRIZE WAS UP TO $1.1 BILLION, $1.13 BILLION. >> A LOT OF NUMBERS IN THERE. GOOD DAYS. BRIELLA TOMASSETTI. SHE IS ON THE CASE WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK RIGHT. >> HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE NUMBERS. DAN IN SHAWNEE. OH MY GOODNESS, WOULDN'T THAT BE SO NICE WAKING UP A BILLIONAIRE? THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. ONE VERY LUCKY TICKET HOLDER IN THE GARDEN STATE WAKING UP. YES, A BILLIONAIRE. THAT'S RIGHT. SOMEBODY IN NEW JERSEY HITTING THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT OF $1.13 BILLION AFTER A MORE THAN 15 WEEK WINLESS STREAK. HERE'S THE CATCH. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT TICKET WAS SOLD, AT LEAST NOT YET. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO WON IT. THEY HAVE NOT COME FORWARD. IF YOU DIDN'T CATCH LAST NIGHT'S DRAWING HERE ARE THOSE WINNING NUMBERS SEVEN, 11, 22, 29, 38 AND FOUR. IT IS THE FIFTH LARGEST JACKPOT IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME, AND THE FIRST JACKPOT WON SINCE DECEMBER 8TH, WHEN TWO LOTTERY PLAYERS IN CALIFORNIA SPLIT 395 MILLION. TALK ABOUT OVERCOMING THE ODDS. YOU'VE GOT ABOUT A 1 IN 302,000,000 CHANCE OF HITTING THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT. THE GOLDEN TICKET HOLDER CAN OPT TO TAKE THE FULL JACKPOT IN ANNUAL PAYMENTS OR A LUMP SUM CASH PAYOUT OF 537.5 MILLION. UNLIKE OTHER STATES. HERE'S THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT NEW JERSEY THE STATE ALLOWS WINNERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. THE MONEY CAN BE CLAIMED FOR UP TO A YEAR AFTER THE DRAWING. THE NEW JERSEY LOTTERY HAS SEEN 24 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WINNERS OVER THE YEARS. THE MOST RECENT UNTIL NOW BEING WON BACK IN JULY OF 2020. NOW, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WENT HOME WITH SOME PRETTY GOOD CASH PRIZES, GOOD PRIZES IN GENERAL. 13 WINNERS MATCHED THE FIRST FIVE BALLS TO TAKE HOME AT LEAST $1 MILLION, INCLUDING THREE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK. ONE EMPIRE STATE WINNER TAKING HOME 2 MILLION BECAUSE THEY BOUGHT THAT OPTIONAL MEGA PLIER FEATURE. AND IF YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT LOTTERY FEVER, I MADE SURE TO DO THIS. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR SHOT AGAIN TONIGHT ON POWERBALL. THE 10:59 P.M. DRAWING OFFERS AN ESTIMATED $865 MILLION JACKPOT. I WAS OVER ON THE WEATHER CENTER. I WAS TALKING TO MIKE AND INEZ AND

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