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Aug 11
Powerball Jackpot INCREASED to $1.0 BILLION for Wednesday Night’s Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 11, 2026) – After reviewing final ticket sales from Monday night’s Powerball® drawing, game leaders have increased the estimated jackpot from $975 million to $1.0 billion. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $433.1 million.
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Powerball Double Play Ticket Wins $500,000 - Game Add-on Gives Lucky Ticket Second Chance at a Huge Prize
TRENTON (Aug. 11, 2026) – While there were no jackpot-winning tickets sold for the Monday, August 10, Powerball drawing, one lucky New Jersey Lottery ticket did win the $500,000 Double Play prize when it matched all five of the five white balls drawn in the Double Play drawing.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (August 10, 2026) – From August 3 through August 9, 14 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 (Prizes of at least $1 million are in bold. DP: Indicates prize won in a Double Play draw):
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Ocean County Player Wins $232,298 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (Aug. 10, 2026) – A lucky New Jersey Lottery player in Ocean County matched all five balls in Sunday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $232,298 jackpot.
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Grandfather’s Ashes Arrive Followed by $2.2 Million Win - “Someone Has to Win. It Could Be You.”
TRENTON (August 10, 2026) – For years they heard the same words from their father and grandmother: “Someone has to win. It could be you.” The 30-year-old New Jersey player handed their dad a familiar set of numbers and went to sleep at their parents’ house, not thinking twice about it.
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Camden County Player Wins $761,184 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (August 7, 2026) – A lucky New Jersey Lottery player in Camden County matched all five balls in Thursday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $761,184 jackpot.
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$160,474 Fast Play Jackpot Ticket Sold in Bergen County
TRENTON (July 30, 2026) – One lucky player purchased a Fast Play ticket for the $30 Jersey Jackpot winning $160,474, 100% of the Fast Play progressive jackpot on Wednesday, July 29. That ticket was sold at Vicki’s Liquors & Bar, 166 Maple Ave., Wallington in Bergen County.
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Bergen County Player Wins $160,000 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (July 29, 2026) – A lucky New Jersey Lottery player in Bergen County matched all five balls in Tuesday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $160,000 jackpot.
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Burlington and Essex County Players Split $2,079,222 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (July 27, 2026) – Two lucky New Jersey Lottery players in Burlington and Essex Counties matched all five balls in Sunday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $2,079,222 jackpot. Each ticket is worth $1,039,611.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (July 27, 2026) – From July 20 through July 26, 16 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 (Prizes of at least $1 million are in bold. DP: Indicates prize won in a Double Play draw):
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$50,735 Fast Play Jackpot Ticket Sold in Bergen County
TRENTON (July 22, 2026) – One lucky player purchased a ticket for the $5 Casting for Cash ticket winning $50,735, 50% of the Fast Play progressive jackpot on Tuesday, July 21. That ticket was sold at Acme #1065, 2160 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee in Bergen County.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (July 20, 2026) – From July 13 through July 19, 16 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 (Prizes of at least $1 million are in bold. DP: Indicates prize won in a Double Play draw):
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Morris County Ticket Wins $2.1 Million Pick-6 Jackpot - Second Pick-6 Jackpot Ticket This Week; Saturday’s Ticket Was Worth $7.7 Million
TRENTON (July 17, 2026) – One Morris County ticket matched all six of the six white balls drawn to win the Pick-6 jackpot last night. The cash value of the prize is $921,815. This is the second Pick-6 jackpot ticket sold this week, with a $7.7 million ticket sold for Saturday’s drawing.
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New Jersey Lottery Announces Unaudited Fiscal Year Results - Ninth Consecutive Year Exceeding $1 Billion Contribution to Pension Fund
TRENTON (July 16, 2026) – New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James A. Carey announced today that the Lottery contributed $1.01 billion to the state pension fund for fiscal year 2026, marking nine consecutive years of contributions exceeding $1 billion and reinforcing the Lottery’s sustained role in supporting New Jersey’s teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other public employees.
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Bergen County Player Wins $331,190 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (July 14, 2026) – A lucky New Jersey Lottery player in Bergen County matched all five balls in Monday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $331,190 jackpot.
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Cape May County Player Wins $3,000,000 Ticket Purchased in North Wildwood Hit 3X Multiplier for Big Mega Millions Prize
TRENTON (July 15, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Cape May County on Tuesday matched five white balls as well as the 3X multiplier to increase a $1,000,000 prize to $3,000,000.
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$7.7 Million on 7/11 Pick-6 Jackpot Ticket Sold Via Jackpocket for Saturday’s Drawing
TRENTON (July 13, 2026) – One lucky New Jersey Lottery player is now the proud winner of $7.7 million thanks to their lucky Pick-6 ticket purchase via the online courier Jackpocket. The ticket matched all six of the six white balls drawn to win the jackpot. The cash value of the prize is $3,379,991.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (July 13, 2026) – From July 6 through July 12, 12 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 (Prizes of at least $1 million are in bold. DP: Indicates prize won in Powerball’s Double Play draw):
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Ocean County Player Wins $1,332,204 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (July 10, 2026) – A lucky New Jersey Lottery player in Ocean County matched all five balls in Thursday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing for the $1,332,204 jackpot.
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Where the Millionaires Bought Tickets NJ Lottery Players Have Already Claimed $1,000,000 or More 36 Times in 2026
TRENTON (July 8, 2026) – As we cross over into the second half of 2026, New Jersey Lottery is taking a moment to highlight that there have already been 36 prizes of $1,000,000 or more claimed in the first half of 2026. Prizes ranged from $1,000,000 all the way up to $12,300,000. Players celebrated wins in Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, Powerball, Mega Millions, and a wide variety of Scratch-Offs including $5,000,000 Fortune, 200X Cash Blitz, Win For Life!, and more.
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