A New Jersey lottery player closed out the year with a bang by winning $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday.

The $1.128 billion jackpot was the fifth largest in Mega Millions history and the ninth largest in U.S. lottery history.

NEW JERSEY -- The winner of a Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.13 billion has come forward in New Jersey. The winning ticket ...

This is the second winning ticket sold in the Garden State in a week. The last one was sold on December 20 in Nutley. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot continues to soar past $1 billion. The ...

This week’s Powerball win comes after a $2 million ticket was sold last month in Nutley. See the lucky numbers here.

In New Jersey, lottery winners have one year from the date of the drawing to file a claim before the ticket expires. The winner has also chosen to remain anonymous. Meanwhile, a $944 million ...

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing ...

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn ...

But two New Jersey Lottery players have picked up $1 million ... Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: [email protected].