Three New Jersey tickets matched five of the six balls to win big prizes, just missing the Mega Millions jackpot.

One ball. Just one little ping pong ball bouncing a different way.

That's how close three New Jersey lottery players (two from Bergen County) came to winning Friday's $980 million Mega Millions jackpot, which was won in Georgia.

The New Jersey Lottery announced on Saturday, Nov. 15 that three tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Mega Ball to win prizes on the $10,000 base level. With the built-in multiplier, the lottery players won $20,000 and $30,000.

Here's where the winning tickets were sold:

$30,000 - sold at Freshmart on Woodbridge Avenue in Highland Park (Middlesex County)

$20,000 - sold at 7-Eleven on Rivervale Road in River Vale (Bergen County)

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