NEW YORK, March 31 (Xinhua) -- A single lottery ticket sold in the U.S. state of New Jersey has won Friday's Mega Millions jackpot of more than half a billion U.S. dollars.
The winner will receive an estimated prize of 521 million dollars or 317 million dollars in cash, the Mega Millions lottery said on Saturday, without disclosing the identity of the winner.
The amount is the fourth largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history, with the record set in 2012 at 656 million dollars.
The ticket was sold at Riverdale's Lukoil gas station in Morris County, about 48 kilometers west of New York City, the New Jersey Lottery said in a statement Saturday.
"Hearty congratulations to New Jersey for their big Mega Millions win," Gordon Medenica, Mega Millions lead director, said in a statement. "The whole country can't wait to meet the newest millionaire, but we all shared in the fun of playing."
The New Jersey ticket matched all six numbers drawn: white balls 11, 28, 31, 46 and 59; and the gold Mega Ball 1.
