Essex County Winner Joins Growing Ranks of NJ Mega Millions Winners

01/26/08 NEW JERSEY SELLS ONE WINNING $250,000 TICKET AS MEGA MILLIONS ROLLS TO $61 MILLION

Essex County Winner Joins Growing Ranks of NJ Mega Millions Winners
TRENTON, NJ (January 23, 2008) One lucky New Jersey Lottery player has won the Mega Millions second prize of $250,000 for the Tuesday, January 22 drawing. The winning ticket, which was sold in Essex County , was purchased at Jenny's Grocery / Deli, located at 701 Summer Avenue in the City of Newark .

Congratulations to Jenny's Grocery Deli , said the Lottery's Acting Executive Director William T. Jourdain. “ For selling this ticket, they will receive a bonus check for $500. They have become one of the Lottery's most recent ‘lucky locations' overnight.
While there was no top-prize winner, 47,686 other New Jersey players took home $237,995 in prizes ranging from $2 to $10,000, according to Jourdain.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, January 22 drawing were: 12, 15, 22, 25, and 33 and the Gold Mega Ball number was 02. With no winner of the top prize, the Mega Millions jackpot will roll to $61,000,000 for the next drawing, which will be held on Friday, January 25 at 11:00 pm on NJN-TV the New Jersey Network.