WHEN THAT WIN TICKET WAS PURCHASED AND THE PERSON WHO SOLD IT, BUT THE PERSON WHO IS NOW $1.1 BILLION DOLLARS RICHER REMAINS A MEGAMYSTERY. THE GARDEN STATE JUST GOT A LITTLE GREENER. SOMEONE WHO PURCHASED THE LOTTERY TICKET TUESDAY IN NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, WON THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT. BUT THE $1.13 BILLION QUESTION THIS MORNING, WHO? >> RIGHT NOW, SIGN THE BACK OF THE TICKET, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, MAKE A COPY OF IT, AND PUT IT IN A SAFE PLACE. >> Reporter: A 2020 NEW JERSEY LAW ALLOWS LOTTERY WINNERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, AND JAMES CAREY ENCOURAGES THE WINNER TO DO JUST THAT. >> TELL ONLY YOUR CLOSEST LOVED ONES THAT YOU WERE THIS LUCKY WINNER AND I WOULD URGE YOU, GO OUT AND TALK TO A LAWYER AND MAYBE A FINANCIAL ADVISER. >> Reporter: WHILE THE WINNER REMAINS A MEGA MYSTERY THIS MORNING -- >> THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CAME THROUGH, I CANNOT REMEMBER. I ALWAYS SAY, YOU'RE THE LUCKY ONE. >> Reporter: TIANA IS THE NEXT CLOSEST THING. >> SOMEBODY WON. >> SHE PRINTED OUT THE WINNING TICKET LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER SHE SOLD ONE TO HER OWN MOM. >> I TOLD HER, YOU'LL SELL THE WINNING TICKET. >> THE NEWLY MINTED BILLIONAIRE DID NOT USE RANDOMLY SELECTED NUMBERS THROUGH QUICK PICK, INSTEAD INDIVIDUALLY TOLD THEM. SIX DECISIONS THAT PROVED TO BE LIFE-CHANGING. >> LET'S SEE IF I CAN MAKE YOU A BILLIONAIRE TONIGHT! >> Reporter: AT $1.13 BILLION, THIS MARKS THE FIFTH LARGEST PRIZE IN MEGA MILLIONS HISTORY. WHEN PURCHASING THE TICKET, THE WINNER OPTED TO RECEIVE 30 ANNUAL PAYMENTS. THOSE WILL START AT $11.5 MILLION AFTER TAXES. SAM ROSSI HAS HIS OWN WINNING TICKET FOR -- >> $10. >> Reporter: AND IS READY TO TEST HIS LUCK AGAIN. >> I'M BUYING A POWERBALL TICKET HERE. IT'S GOOD LUCK. >> WELL, SORRY TO SAY, SAM, YOU DID NOT WIN POWERBALL, BUT NO ONE DID. THAT JACKPOT IS $935 MILLION. BY THE WAY, THE STORE THAT SELLS THE WINNING TICKET ALSO GETS A PRIZE. THE OWNER OF THE SHOPRITE IS DONATING HIS $30,000 TO A LOCAL FOOD BANK. >> WOW! GOOD FOR HIM! SO GENEROUS. >> I THINK THAT WOMAN WHO SOLD THE TICKET SHOULD GET A LITTLE SOMETHING. >> SUPER NICE. AND HER MOM! >> THEY'RE CUTE! THEY ALMOST WON. AN HOUR AWAY. >> IT'S VERY RARE THAT WHOEVER WINS ONE OF THOSE BIG POWERBALL PAYOUTS DOES IT WITH THE ACTUAL PICKING OF THE NUMBER. THAT'S A FEAT. >> THE QUESTION IS, IS JERSEY THE HOT STATE, OR DO YOU AVOID JERSEY NOW BECAUSE IT JUST HAD A WIN? >> I DON'T KNOW. SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STORE TO BUY THEIR