Historic $1.13B Mega Millions Jackpot In NJ Remains Unclaimed

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Who won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold at the Neptune Township ShopRite in March?

To this day, the NJ Lottery has no idea.

On Monday, the NJ state Lottery announced the winners of the NJ Powerball jackpot from the June 10 drawing, a $104.7-million ticket sold at Preet Food Mart in Lindenwold, Camden County. That same day, the state lottery announced that still nobody has come forward to claim the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in Monmouth County on March 26.

"The $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot from Tuesday, March 26, that was won by a single ticket in Neptune, New Jersey, remains unclaimed at this time," said the state lottery in a statement Monday. "New Jersey Lottery recommends that the winner sign the ticket, make copies of it, contact professional legal and financial advisors, and call us at 1-800-222-0996 to file the claim."

The ticket was sold in the liquor section of the Neptune ShopRite on Rt. 66. The ticket matched all six numbers: 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38, plus the gold Mega Ball 4.

The ticket had an estimated prize of $1.13 billion; the cash value of the ticket is $537.5 million. It is the largest jackpot ever won in New Jersey, and the fifth largest jackpot in the history of the lottery in America.

The Rt. 66 Saker ShopRite was given a $30,000 bonus check for selling the history-making ticket.

"A New Jersey law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous indefinitely, and the identity of winners will not be included in materials available to public inspection under the State’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA)," continued the lottery. "Players claiming Lottery prizes worth $600 or more must still provide their identity to Lottery officials in order to claim a prize."

Initial report: Winning $1.13 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NJ (March 27)

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