If you’ve travelled on NJ Turnpike last December, and you happened to have purchased a scratch-off lottery, you may be a millionaire and not know it. You will also lose that money if it isn’t claimed in just a few days.

The Cash4Life ticket, purchased at a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike at the Joyce Kilmer HMS, Mile Post 78.7 North, in Milltown in Middlesex County for the Dec. 8, 2016 drawing, has a cash value of $1,000,000. It is due to expire on Dec. 8, 2017, if it isn’t claimed.

The winning numbers from the Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 drawing were: 08, 28, 29, 49 and 57. The Cash Ball was: 03. The winning ticket will match all five of the white balls, but not the Cash ball, drawn that evening. The winner must have possession of the ticket to claim the prize.

Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director, wondered, “Is the ticketholder a traveler passing through our lucky State or a resident participating in a day of travel? We hope to meet the ticket owner to hear the story first hand.”

Anyone holding the winning ticket should immediately sign the back and contact Lottery Headquarters at 609-599-5800, or visit any New Jersey Lottery retailer to validate the ticket. Once validated, the retailer will provide the ticketholder with a validation slip and completed claim form that they can bring to Lottery Headquarters during business hours, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday or mail.