Somerset County lottery player wins $10K playing Mega Millions

A Somerset County lottery player won $10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, December 17th.

The winning ticket was sold at ShopRite #470 in Somerville, 3166 Route 22. The winning numbers were: 56, 66, 67, 68 and 69, with 18 being the Gold Megaball.

Players can choose six numbers from two separate pools of numbers ― five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold mega ball) ― or choose Easy/Quick Pick. Players win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a draw. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays at 23.00 and can be streamed online. Visit www.megamillions.com

Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for MyCentralJersey.com

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