TRENTON — A New Jersey player has claimed the winning $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot after purchasing the winning ticket at the Neptune Township ShopRite, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The winning numbers on March 26, 2024, were 07, 11, 22, 29 and 38, with the Gold Mega Ball number was 04 and the multiplier number was 02.
Lottery winners have one year from the drawing to file a claim before their ticket expires, according to the Lottery.
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The jackpot is the fifth highest in the game’s nearly three-decade history, agency representatives said in a news release.
The largest jackpot was $1.602 billion and won by a Florida player in August of 2023. Other top jackpots were won in South Carolina ($1.537 billion in 2018), Maine ($1.348 billion in January 2023) and Illinois ($1.337 billion in 2022). Earlier this fall, a Texas player won an $810 jackpot.
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“The winner will receive the cash value of the prize, which is $537.5 million before state and federal taxes,” Lottery representatives said. “Another big jackpot looms on the horizon.”
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As of Monday morning, the current jackpot stands at about $970 million, according to Lottery staff.
The winner has chosen to remain anonymous.
For selling the winning ticket, the ShopRite in Neptune received a $30,000 lottery bonus commission, said Richard Saker, CEO and president of Saker ShopRites.
“ShopRite congratulates the lucky $1.13 billion Mega Millions winner and wishes them all the best on this incredible life-changing event,” Saker said in a prepared statement. “To pay the good will forward, Saker ShopRites and the ShopRite of Neptune donated the store’s $30,000 lottery bonus commission to Fulfill Food Bank in Neptune.”
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Fulfill helps stock 289 food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, group homes and other programs that feed low-income residents across Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Mega Millions NJ: March 26, 2024 jackpot winner comes forward
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