Player in NJ wins $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot
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A player in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, winning a $1.13 billion jackpot – the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history, with a $537.5 million cash option.
The jackpot had been steadily growing over the past 31 drawings – ever since two tickets in California shared the $394 million prize in December.
The lucky player in New Jersey who matched the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball in Tuesday’s drawing has not been publicly identified. This is the first time a player in the Garden State has won the Mega Millions jackpot in almost four years, the lottery said, with the last instance occurring in July 2020.
“Congratulations to the New Jersey Lottery for selling a jackpot-winning ticket in Tuesday’s $1.13 billion Mega Millions drawing,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a release. “We celebrate our new jackpot winner, as well as all the prizes won and dollars raised for good causes during this exciting jackpot run.”
The winning numbers from the Tuesday drawing were 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38. The Mega Ball was 4, and the Megaplier was 2X.
In addition to the jackpot win in New Jersey, there were also a $2 million
American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s report said.
A state-by-state analysis from the group shows a majority of states did not spend most of the federal bridge formula funds available to them on bridge infrastructure updates last fiscal year, despite the need.
“As the end of FY 2023 approaches, states have only committed $3.2 billion in bridge formula funds, accounting for 30 percent of the $10.6 billion currently available,” read the report. “These funds have helped support over 2,060 bridge projects in the construction and repair pipeline.”
The group found that eight states – Idaho, Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas – had committed more than two-thirds of their available bridge formula funds at the end of the last fiscal year while 31 other states had committed less than 33% of those funds.
While it is unlikely that the number of structurally deficient bridges can be drastically reduced anytime soon, experts say long-term investments and innovation can help address America’s aging infrastructure.
New technologies, materials, evaluation techniques, and construction methods have advanced in recent years, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers report.
In addition, a new industry manual from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials requires new bridges to be designed to last for 75 years instead of 50 years.
Investments like the 2021 infrastructure bill have already directed $306 billion into state coffers and direct investment projects, according to a Brookings Institution analysis. The infrastructure package was the largest investment in the country’s infrastructure in decades and included $110 billion to fix roads and bridges.
Match 5 + Megaplier winner in New York and $1 million Match 5 winners in nine states.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday. The numbers are drawn at 11 p.m. EST in Atlanta.
Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
Players pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25.
You can also choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
Players can add the “Megaplier” for $1, which can increase non-grand prize winnings by two, three, four or five. The Megaplier is drawn before the Mega Millions numbers on Tuesday and Friday.
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.