TRENTON (Aug. 3, 2018) – Cheryl Terranova of West Belmar had just one Quick Pick ticket for the June 26nd Jersey Cash 5 drawing. The next day, while on her way to meet her father to run some errands, Cheryl decided to stop in to a local store and check her ticket from the night before.

When Cheryl used the machine to scan her ticket, the message “See clerk” popped up. It took her a few moments to fully realize what was happening; she thought it meant she must have won a prize. Cheryl did remember to sign the back of the ticket before giving it to the clerk. Once she did that and handed the ticket over for validation, she was ecstatic when the retailer said she had won the jackpot:  $249,150! – not the $75,000 that displayed on the signs that day, which had been reset due to her jackpot win.

Cheryl called up her father and told him they would not be able to run the errands they had initially planned, confusing him for a moment before sharing the wonderful news. Their new errands included heading straight to Lottery Headquarters together to validate her ticket.

When asked if she had any plans for the prize money yet, Cheryl mentioned she would like to replace her old Nissan car, but after that she will have to take some time to let it all sink in before making any other decisions. Her lucky ticket was purchased at Stop & Shop #873 on 2275 W County Line Rd., Jackson in Ocean County.