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Dec 22
New Jersey Player Wins $500K Powerball Prize - Jackpot reaches $1.6 Billion as 11 More New Jersey Players Win Prizes of at Least $50,000
TRENTON (December 22, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player using the Jackpocket app won $500,000 in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. No player in the multi-state game won the jackpot, which is now $1.6 billion heading into tonight’s drawing, the fourth highest in game history. The cash value of the prize is about $735.3 million.
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New Jersey Lottery Turns 55 - Setting a Course for the Future
TRENTON (December 22, 2025) – Fifth-five years ago this month, Gov. William Cahill purchased the first lottery ticket in the Garden State. With that 50-cent sale, New Jersey became the third state in the country to establish a lottery system, following New Hampshire and New York.
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Most Lottery Draw Games Will Not Be Held Dec. 25 - Pick-6 Draw Will Be Friday, Dec. 26
TRENTON (Dec. 22, 2025) – New Jersey Lottery games regularly scheduled for Thursdays will not be held Dec. 25.
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Hunterdon County Player Wins $161,650 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 22, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Hunterdon County matched all five balls in Saturday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $161,650 prize, the daily game’s 64th winning jackpot of 2025.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (December 22, 2025) –From Dec. 15 through Dec. 21, 39 N.J. Lottery players won the following draw and Scratch-Off prizes:
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Ocean County Player Wins $475,249 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 19, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Ocean County matched all five balls in Thursday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $475,249 prize, the daily game’s 63rd winning jackpot of 2025.
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Morris County Player Wins $163,021 in Fast Play Game
TRENTON (December 18, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Morris County drew a winning Merry Money ticket Wednesday, December 17, that was good for $163,021, or 50% of the New Jersey Lottery’s Fast Play Progressive jackpot.
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Two Parsippany Players Each Win $200K in Powerball - Cumberland Player Wins $50,000; Jackpot Reaches $1.25 Billion
TRENTON (December 16, 2025) – Two separate New Jersey Lottery players in the Morris County township of Parsippany matched four white balls, the Power Ball and the multiplier, to each win $200,000 in Monday’s Powerball drawing.
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29 New Jersey Lottery Prizes Of at Least $10,000 in Previous Week
TRENTON (December 15, 2025) –From December 8 through December 14, New Jersey Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs exceeding $4.3 million:
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$307,860 Quick Draw Ticket Sold in Atlantic County
TRENTON (December 14, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player won $307,860 for 50% of the Quick Draw Progressive with a ticket purchased Saturday afternoon in Atlantic County.
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Mercer County Player Wins $498,989 Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 14, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Mercer County matched all five balls in Saturday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $498,989 prize, the daily game’s 62nd winning jackpot of 2025.
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Morris County Player Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize - Five Players Each Win $50,000; Jackpot Reaches $1.1 Billion
TRENTON (December 14, 2025) – A snow storm Saturday night brought some big Powerball wins throughout the Garden State as a New Jersey Lottery player in Morris County matched all five white balls, missing just the Power Ball, to win $1 million.
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Union County Player Wins $62,315 in Fast Play Game
TRENTON (December 12, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Union County player drew a winning Jersey Jackpot ticket Thursday, December 11, that was good for $62,315, or 20% of the New Jersey Lottery’s Fast Play Progressive jackpot.
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Essex County Player Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize - $50,000 Is Won in Somerset; Jackpot Reaches $1 Billion
TRENTON (December 11, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Essex County matched all five white balls, missing just the Power Ball, to win $1 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. No player in the multi-state game won the jackpot, which is now $1 billion heading into Saturday’s drawing. The cash value of the prize is $461.3 million.
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$590,170 Quick Draw Ticket Sold in Gloucester County
TRENTON (December 10, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player won $590,170 for 50% of the Quick Draw Progressive with a ticket purchased Tuesday afternoon in Gloucester County.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Winner Comes Forward to Claim Prize - ‘I Knew Something Was Coming for Me. But I Didn’t Know Just What’
TRENTON (December 9, 2025) – As far as signs from above go, a bird flying into a window at 11 p.m. might not be the most auspicious of omens.
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Essex, Monmouth Players Split $240K Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 9, 2025) – Two New Jersey Lottery players in Essex and Monmouth counties each matched all five balls in Monday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to split the $240,702 prize, the daily game’s 61st winning jackpot of 2025.
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Why Families Should Not Gift Lottery Tickets to Those Under 18
TRENTON (December 8, 2025) – Now that the holiday season (officially at least) is now in full swing.
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20 New Jersey Lottery Prizes Of at Least $10,000 in Previous Week
TRENTON (December 8, 2025) – Along with the $90 million Mega Millions jackpot hit in Hudson County, three other New Jersey Lottery players won prizes exceeding $1 million in the week from Nov. 30 through Dec. 7. Additionally, Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs:
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Somerset County Player Nabs $2 Million in Saturday’s Powerball - Three in Camden and Union Counties Each Win $50,000; Jackpot at $875 Million for Tonight’s Drawing
TRENTON (December 8, 2025) – A Somerset County Powerball player matched five white balls and the 2X multiplier, missing just the Power Ball to win $2 million in Saturday’s drawing. No player in the multi-state game won the jackpot, which is now $875 million—the seventh highest in game history—heading into tonight’s drawing. The cash value of the prize is $403.6 million.
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