Mega Millions ticket worth $1M sold in N.J. for New Year’s Eve drawing

By Matt Dowling | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comA Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold in New Jersey for Tuesday’s lottery drawing as the jackpot went without a big winner on New Year’s Eve. The second-prize Mega Millions ticket matched five of the winning numbers but not the Mega Ball drawn. Second-prize tickets worth $1 million were also sold in Florida and Minnesota.New Jersey lottery officials are expected to reveal the location of the $1 million ticket sale later. The Mega Millions winning numbers drawn Tuesday night were 13, 22, 27, 29 and 35. The Mega Ball drawn was 1, with a Megaplier of 2X.No one hit the $20 million Mega Millions jackpot, pushing the estimated top prize for Friday’s drawing to $42 million, with a cash option valued at $18.8 million.The jackpot for Tuesday reset to $20 million after a ticket sold in California hit a $1.22 billion jackpot in the previous drawing.Last week, a Powerball ticket worth $2 million was sold in New Jersey for the Christmas Day drawing. Powerball winning numbers, live results for Saturday’s $145M drawingWinning Mega Millions ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in CaliforniaMega Millions winning numbers, live results for Friday’s $1.22 billion lottery drawingOur journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.