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Feb 02
Essex County Player Wins $95,050 in Quick Draw Game
TRENTON (February 2, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Essex County won $95,050 for 20% of the Quick Draw Progressive with a ticket purchased Saturday.
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Passaic County Player Wins $250,000 Scratch-Off Prize - $50,000 Prizes Won in Cape May, Morris Counties
TRENTON (February 2, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Passaic County on Tuesday, January 27 won $250,000 in the $250,000 Crossword Scratch-Off game. Just one of the game’s six top prizes remains.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (February 2, 2026) –From January 26 through February 1, the 20 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 (Prizes of at least $1 million are in bold. DP: Indicates prize won in Powerball’s Double Play draw):
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New Jersey Lottery Announces New Game Launches for February - Four Scratch-Offs and Two Fast Play Progressives in Offerings
TRENTON (January 30, 2026) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced releases of four new Scratch-Off games and two new Fast Play Progressive games for February. In addition, online sweepstakes will be held across social media platforms.
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$1.5 Million Jersey Cash Five Ticket Remains Unclaimed - Winner Has Until March 25 to Claim Prize Before It Expires
TRENTON (January 30, 2026) – Check your old New Jersey Lottery tickets, it might very well be worth the effort. In the Garden State, players have one year to claim prizes before they expire.
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New Jersey Lottery Announces Appointment of Dr. Jimmy Jung To the New Jersey Lottery Commission
TRENTON (January 28, 2026) – The New Jersey Lottery announced that Jimmy Jung has been sworn in as the newest member of the Lottery Commission. Nominated by then-Governor Murphy and confirmed by the state Senate on January 12, Jung of Millburn was sworn in prior to the Lottery Commission’s monthly meeting in January.
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Middlesex County Player Wins $600,000 Scratch-Off Prize - In Another Game, Burlington County Player Wins $200,000
TRENTON (January 26, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Middlesex County on Saturday won $600,000 in the Crossword Xtreme Scratch-Off game, the first of the game’s three top prizes.
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$12.3 Million Pick-6 Jackpot Is Won in Ocean County - Top Prize Is Game’s Fifth in 12 Months
TRENTON (January 25, 2026) – This will be a winter storm to remember for one New Jersey Lottery player. Late Saturday night, just a few hours before the first snowflake hit the Garden State in a storm that blanketed a large swath of the United States, an Ocean County player matched all six numbers to win the $12.3 million Pick-6 jackpot.
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Middlesex, Bergen County Players Split $756,544 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (January 24, 2026) – Two New Jersey Lottery players in Middlesex and Bergen counties matched all five balls in Friday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to split the $756,544 jackpot, the game’s third top prize in 2026. Each player will receive $378,272.
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Hudson County Player Wins $105,382 in Quick Draw Game
TRENTON (January 22, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Hudson County won $105,382 for 20% of the Quick Draw Progressive with a ticket purchased this morning.
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$209 Million Powerball Prize Is Won in North Carolina - New Jersey Players Cashed In Big During Latest Jackpot Run
TRENTON (January 22, 2026) – The Powerball jackpot was won Wednesday night in North Carolina as a single player matched all five white balls and the Power Ball to capture the $209 million jackpot.
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New ‘Millionaire for Life’ Game to Launch - Top Prize Carries $18 Million Cash Option; ‘Cash 4 Life’ Game Will Be Retired
TRENTON (January 21, 2026) –The New Jersey Lottery, in collaboration with 31 other states and Washington D.C., has announced the soon-to-launch new daily draw game, “Millionaire for Life,” beginning Sunday, Feb. 22. The game offers players the chance to win a grand prize of $1 million a year for life as well as chances to win numerous secondary prizes.
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Essex County Player Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize
TRENTON (January 20, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Essex County matched all five white balls, missing just the Power Ball, to win $1 million in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Additionally, a $250,000 prize was secured in Burlington County in the Double Play drawing.
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Union County Player Wins $402,549 in Fast Play Game
TRENTON (January 20, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Union County drew a winning Jersey Jackpot! ticket Saturday that was good for $402,549, or 100% of the New Jersey Lottery’s Fast Play Progressive jackpot.
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How $10,000 Became $100,000
TRENTON (January 19, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Middlesex County on Friday matched four white balls and the Mega ball as well as the 10X multiplier to increase a $10,000 prize to $100,000.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (January 19, 2026) –From January 12 through January 18, there were 15 New Jersey Lottery players who won
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Somerset County Player Wins $634,313 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (January 17, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Somerset County matched all five balls in Friday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $634,313 jackpot, the game’s second top prize in 2026.
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Essex County Player Wins $600,000 Scratch-Off Prize - Newark Player Captures Top Award in Crossword Xtreme
TRENTON (January 14, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Essex County won $600,000 this past Saturday in the Crossword Xtreme Scratch-Off game, the third and final of the game’s top prizes.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (January 12, 2026) –From January 5 through January 11, 27 New Jersey Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000. Prizes exceeding $1 million are in bold:
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Middlesex County Lottery Player Wins $1.99 Million Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (January 11, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Middlesex County matched all five balls in Saturday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $1,997,829 prize, the game’s first jackpot of the new year.
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