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Mega Millions winner to be announced

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Posted 7:37PM on Tuesday 30th July 2002 ( 23 years ago )
CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY - The holder of a winning $165 million Mega Millions lottery ticket will be introduced Wednesday. <br> <br> Lottery officials said New Jersey Governor James McGreevey is scheduled to attend the 11:45 a.m. news conference at Union County Community College. <br> <br> The winner will receive the largest single-ticket jackpot in the New Jersey Lottery&#39;s 32-year history. <br> <br> The ticket for the multistate game was bought July 16 at Evergreen Pharmacy in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The holder, a man, chose the cash option, which is worth $92 million before a 27 percent federal withholding tax. <br> <br> The purchaser bought the ticket as a quick pick, meaning the lottery computer randomly chose the winning numbers, 10, 24, 35, 49, 52 and the Gold Mega Ball 47. <br> <br> Mega Millions also is sold in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

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