TRENTON (July 19, 2019) – Jesse Kaplan of Pompton Lakes in Passaic County is not a regular lottery player. He only plays when there’s a high jackpot or if a Scratch-Off game catches his eye. Jesse said he has only won smaller amounts when playing the lottery in the past, but since he was doing well at work, he decided to treat himself to some Scratch-Offs tickets. He stopped at a Quick Stop store and looked at the board of tickets the retailer was displaying. The Lucky Times 50 game tickets looked appealing to him so he decided to purchase a few of them. Jesse decided to scratch the barcode and scan his tickets while still in the store to see if he had won.

When a message appearing on the scanner indicated that the ticket couldn’t be processed and to see the clerk, Jesse thought, either something was wrong, or he just won big! Jesse gave his ticket to the clerk who scanned it, looked at Jesse and said, “Oh! Jackpot!” He invited Jesse to the back of the store to fill out a claim form. Jesse said he was ecstatic and in disbelief.

Jesse told Lottery officials he would have been happy with a lot less but is very pleased and grateful for this big win.

Jesse said friends would always ask him what car he would get if he won the lottery, but he said he didn’t need a new car, just some bells and whistles for his current one. He now plans on making some upgrades to his Jeep and his house.

The lucky winning ticket was sold at Quick Stop, 1353 Ringwood Ave., Haskell in Passaic County.