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NEW JERSEY SELLS TWO $10,000 WINNING TICKETS
MEGA MILLIONS ROLLS TO $20 MILLION

Tickets sold in Monmouth and Union Counties

TRENTON (Feb. 13, 2013) – New Jersey Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger today announced that two lucky New Jersey Lottery players have won the Mega Millions third prize of $10,000 in the Tuesday, Feb. 12 drawing.

The Monmouth County $10,000 winning ticket was purchased at Food Circus #264, 1732 Route 35 and 18 th Ave., Wall Twp., and the Union County winning ticket was purchased at Payless Liquor, 1041 Elizabeth Ave., Elizabeth .

“Congratulations to these lottery winners and to the retailers that sold the winning tickets,” said Hedinger. “For selling the $10,000 winning tickets , these retailers have become two more of the Lottery's ‘lucky locations' overnight.”

In addition to the Garden State's third prize winners, 19,390 other New Jersey players took home $78,728 in prizes ranging from $2 to $150, according to Hedinger.

The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Feb. 12 drawing were: 09, 22, 32, 38 and 55 and the Gold Mega Ball number was 44. The Megaplier number was 03 . With no winner of the top prize, the Mega Millions jackpot will roll to $20,000,000 for the next drawing, to be held Friday, Feb. 15 at 11:00 pm.

Watch live drawings on the New Jersey Lottery's website ( NJLottery.net ) or on our Official Facebook Page. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.