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Jun 09

Three Scratch-Off Prizes of at Least $1 Million Are Won - Union County Player Wins Top Prize in $5,000,000 Fortune to Highlight Week

TRENTON (June 9, 2025) – Three New Jersey Lottery players last week won Scratch-Off prizes of at least $1 million each while a fourth grabbed a $600,000 top prize.

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Jun 09

When Patience Pays Off - Essex County Driver Avoids Traffic, Stops at a Store and Wins $600,000

TRENTON (June 9, 2025) – Regardless of the time of day, there always seems to be a bottleneck somewhere on New Jersey roads, whether it is on the Parkway or residential streets. The more patient among Garden State drivers are able to avoid confrontation. For those drivers, it is worth knowing that the meek do indeed inherit the Earth, or at least a big payday.

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Jun 09

Sussex Player Becomes Sixth Cash 5 Millionaire of 2025

TRENTON (June 9, 2025) – A Sussex County Lottery player on Saturday won the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $1,517,266. It is the game’s 30th jackpot won in 2025 and the sixth to top $1 million.

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Jun 09

More Than $10 Million in Lottery Prizes Won in Past Week - Draw and Scratch-Off Game Prizes Above $10,000 for the Week of June 2

TRENTON (June 9, 2025) – From June 2 through June 8, 16 NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs.

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Jun 05

First-Time, Long-Time - Essex County Retailer Finally Sells Big Winner After 30 Years

TRENTON (June 5, 2025) – Think back to May of 1995. The Yankees just called up a rookie from the minors named Derek Jeter. Coolio was topping the charts, and the first “Toy Story” was a few months from being released by a little-known production company called Pixar. That was also when the Eisenhower Exxon in Essex County got its license to sell New Jersey Lottery tickets.

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Jun 05

Pick-3’s Green Ball Led to $1.7 Million in Additional Winnings

TRENTON (June 5, 2025) – There’s more than a million reasons why the New Jersey Lottery’s Green Ball promotion was a success last month. Indeed, it was such a success that Lottery players should expect a similar promotion in the coming months.

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Jun 04

Lottery Proposes Amendments to Rules Governing Courier Services

TRENTON (June 4, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced a Notice of Proposal to amend rules governing the regulation of registered courier services. The proposed amendments, filed with the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law and published in the New Jersey Register and distributed to media outlets that cover the state, are part of the Lottery Division’s continuing efforts to modernize operational requirements while maintaining the integrity and reputation of the Lottery.

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Jun 02

Big Lottery Win in Union County Has Ripple Effects - A Jackpot Helps More Than Just the Player

TRENTON (June 2, 2025) – When a Union County player won the second largest New Jersey Lottery prize of 2025 in the May 14 Cash 4 Life drawing, they weren’t the only winners. The retailer gets a big reason to celebrate, too.

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Jun 02

California Player Wins $204.5 Million Powerball Jackpot - In New Jersey, Burlington County Player Grabs $50,000

TRENTON (June 2, 2025) – The fourth Powerball jackpot of 2025 was won Saturday, marking the second time this year a California player won. The player matched all five white balls and the Power Ball to win the $204.5 million top prize. The jackpot was reset to its base of $20 million ahead of tonight’s drawing.

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Jun 02

Essex County Player Captures Top Win for Life! Scratch-Off Prize - A ‘Random’ Occurrence Pays Off Big

TRENTON (June 2, 2025) – Three bucks. That’s all it took for an Essex County Lottery player last week to win one of the three coveted top prizes exceeding $1 million in the Win for Life! Scratch-Off game.

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Jun 02

12 NJ Lottery Prizes of $10,000 or More Won in Past Week - Draw and Scratch-Off Game Prizes for Week of May 26

TRENTON (June 2, 2025) – From May 26 through June 1, NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs.

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May 29

New Jersey Lottery Sets Game Launch in June - ‘The Shore Thing’ Among New Offerings

TRENTON (May 29, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced its June releases of three new Scratch-Off games and two Fast Play Progressive games. Additionally, the lottery will hold sweepstakes across its social media channels in the month.

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May 29

Somerset County Player Wins $85,280 Fast Play Jackpot

TRENTON (May 29, 2025) – A Somerset County player drew a winning Jersey Jackpot ticket Wednesday evening to capture $85,280 for 100% of the Fast Play Progressive jackpot.

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May 29

Bergen County Player Wins $221,666 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot

TRENTON (May 29, 2025) – The jackpots keep coming in Jersey Cash 5’s merry month of May. A Bergen County player matched all five numbers Wednesday to win the $221,666 jackpot in the daily game. The jackpot is the ninth to be won this month. There were six jackpots won in the year-ago period.

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May 27

Atlantic County Player Wins $500,000 Scratch-Off - $500,000 Power10x win highlights busy week

TRENTON (May 27, 2025) – An Atlantic County Player won the third and final top prize on May 22 of the $500,000 Power10X, a $10 game, highlighting a successful week for New Jersey Lottery Scratch-Off players.

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May 27

Monmouth County Player Captures Cash 5 Jackpot

TRENTON (May 27, 2025) – The Jersey Cash 5’s hot streak continues. After a week of three wins, a Monmouth County Player matched all five numbers Sunday to win the $338,091 jackpot in the daily game.

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May 27

Middlesex Player Wins Big Cash 4 Life Prize - Player Will Take $1 Million Payout

TRENTON (May 27, 2025) – A Middlesex County player matched five numbers Saturday, just missing out on the Cash Ball, to secure the cash option of $1 million for the Cash 4 Life’s $1,000 a week for life prize.

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May 27

18 NJ Lottery Prizes of $10,000 or More Won in Past Week - Draw and Scratch-Off Game Prizes for the Week of May 19

TRENTON (May 27, 2025) – From May 19 through May 25, NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs.

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May 23

Essex County Player Captures $5.9 Million Pick-6 Jackpot

TRENTON (May 23, 2025) – An Essex County Lottery player matched all six balls Thursday night to win the $5.9 million Pick-6 jackpot, the New Jersey Lottery’s third largest jackpot of 2025.

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May 23

The Drawer That Held a Million Dollars

TRENTON (May 23, 2025) – Check those junk drawers. You never know what you might find. A couple of batteries for the remote, a rubber band, a pen with a missing cap or, maybe, a million dollars.

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