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.

The promotion, which ran May 5 through June 1, gave Pick-3 players the potential for additional chances at winnings. Nightly after each evening’s Pick-3 drawing concluded, an additional drawing was held from a separate machine that held six white balls and one Green Ball. One of the following scenarios would then take place:

• If a white ball was drawn, it was removed from the next night’s Green Ball drawing.
• When a Green Ball was ultimately selected, an additional Pick-3 drawing was held, giving players a free chance with their same set of numbers.
• Once the Green Ball was selected, all six white balls and the one Green Ball were be added back for the next night’s process.

The results of the Green Ball promotion, the Pick-3’s first in more than a decade, were an overwhelming success. Combined, six Green Balls were drawn, leading to six additional drawings. This resulted in 15,515 incremental wins receiving a total of $1,738,120 in additional prizes.

“It’s clear that the Green Ball promotion is a big hit with our Lottery players,” Lottery Director James Carey said. “Players can expect another before too long. I am confident that they won’t have to wait 10 years!”

More About the New Jersey Lottery

Since its inception in 1970, the Lottery has contributed nearly $33.7 billion to the State, helping to support many worthwhile programs and services. Lottery profits currently help bolster the public employee pension system under a 30-year agreement signed into law in 2017.