$14.1 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA
Jackpot Rolls to $14.1 Million for Aug. 20th Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 17, 2018) – Pick-6 XTRA’s jackpot has rolled to $14.1 million! Aug. 16th’s drawing produced 10 winners of $3,682 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $7,364. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 736,417 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, August 20, 2018.
The winning numbers for the Thursday, Aug. 16th drawing were: 01, 26, 35, 42, 44, and 46. The XTRA Multiplier was: 02. By adding XTRA for an additional $1.00 per play, winners are able to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by the XTRA number drawn.
For correctly matching four numbers, 516 ticketholders won $69 each and 67 others won $138 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three numbers 9,684 ticketholders won $3.00 each and 1,215 others won $6 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly 9,654 ticketholders each won $2.00 for correctly matching two numbers with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.
All New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games can be viewed on the NJ Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC-TV or WTXF stations.
Media Inquiries:
MaryAnn Rivell Public Information Office PublicInfo@lottery.nj.gov Phone:(609) 599-5875
