A Life-Changing Payday for New Jersey Lottery Winner
A lucky winner in New Jersey will soon receive a life-altering payday after coming forward to claim their $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot. The winning ticket was drawn on March 26 at a ShopRite supermarket in Neptune, New Jersey. This is the fifth-highest prize in the game’s nearly three-decade history.
The winner has chosen to remain anonymous, citing a law passed in 2020 that allows lottery winners to conceal their identities in public records indefinitely. It is not uncommon for winners to wait before coming forward to claim their prize, as they have a full year to do so.
The winner will take a cash prize of $537.5 million before federal and state taxes are taken out. The state of New Jersey raised $77 million in ticket sales from this drawing, and the ShopRite that sold the winning ticket will receive a $30,000 bonus commission.
The next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for Christmas Eve, with the jackpot standing at $970 million.
