TRENTON (June 1, 2026) – One very lucky player in Middlesex County just won $100,000 a year for life by matching all five white balls drawn for the Friday, May 29, Millionaire for Life drawing. The winning numbers were 09, 25, 33, 35, and 42 and the Millionaire Ball was 02. The cash value of the prize is $2,200,000. The winning ticket was purchased at Woodlane Pharmacy, 18 Throckmorton Lane, Suite 101, Old Bridge in Middlesex County.

“New Jersey Lottery has some of the luckiest players in the nation, and this Millionaire for Life prize just made one of our players very happy.” said James Carey, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery.

The New Jersey Lottery, in collaboration with 31 other states and Washington D.C., launched the brand-new Millionaire for Life game on February 22 of this year. With a top prize of $1,000,000 a year for life, players all across the Garden State have been jumping at the chance to win this one-of-a-kind prize. The second prize, $100,000 a year for life, is still an incredible life-changing opportunity for anyone fortunate enough to match the five numbers from 01-58.

Millionaire for Life, at just $5 per play, offers nine ways to win. The top two prizes carry cash values of $18 million and $2.2 million. Drawings are daily at 11:15 p.m., with ticket sales closing an hour earlier. Overall odds to win are 1 in 8.47 for any prize:

• Match 5 + Bonus Ball: $1 million a year for life or a cash option of $18 million.
• Match 5: $100,000 a year for life or a cash option of $2.2 million.
• Match 4 + 1: One-time cash payment of $7,500;
• Match 4: One-time cash payment of $500;
• Match 3 + 1: One-time cash payment of $250;
• Match 3: One-time cash payment of $50;
• Match 2 + 1: One-time cash payment of $25;
• Match 2: One-time cash payment of $8;
• Match 1 + 1: One-time cash payment of $8.

Joining New Jersey, other participants are Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia and Washington D.C.

More About the New Jersey Lottery

Since its inception in 1970, the Lottery has contributed nearly $34.7 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.