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Jan 02
Ocean County Player Wins $184,057 in Fast Play Game
TRENTON (January 2, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Ocean County drew a winning Blast Off to Cash ticket Thursday on New Year’s Day that was good for $184,057, or 50% of the New Jersey Lottery’s Fast Play Progressive jackpot.
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Hudson County Player Begins Year With Win for Life! Prize - Total Haul Is Worth $3 Million
TRENTON (January 2, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Hudson County celebrated the New Year in a big way Thursday by winning the top prize in the Win for Life! Scratch-Off game.
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New Jersey Lottery Announces New Game Launches for January - Three Scratch-Offs and Two Fast Play Progressives in Offerings
TRENTON (December 30, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced January releases of three new Scratch-Off games and two new Fast Play Progressive games.
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Green Ball Returns in January for Pick-3
TRENTON (December 30, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery’s Green Ball promotion will return for Pick-3’s evening drawings from January 5 through February 1.
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Monmouth County Lottery Player Wins $347,433 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 30, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Monmouth County matched all five balls in Monday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $347,433 jackpot prize.
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Two Big Prizes Yet to Be Claimed - Two $50,000 Powerball Tickets in Middlesex, Ocean Counties to Expire Soon
TRENTON (December 29, 2025) – 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. Two big unclaimed prizes will expire soon.
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Lottery Sets 2026 Commission Meeting Schedule
TRENTON (December 29, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced its 2026 Commission meeting schedule.
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Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (December 29, 2025) –From Dec. 22 through Dec. 28, 32 N.J. Lottery players won draw and Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000:
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Arkansas Player Wins $1.817 Billion Powerball Jackpot - 11 New Jersey Players Receive Big Christmas Gifts in Secondary Prizes
TRENTON (December 25, 2025) – An Arkansas lottery player matched all five white balls and the Power Ball to win the $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot on Christmas Eve, the second highest lottery prize in U.S. history. The cash value of the prize was $834.9 million. There were 10 New Jersey players who each won $50,000 prizes and one who captured $100,000.
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Essex County Player Wins $150,000 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 25, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Essex County matched all five balls in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $150,000 prize, the daily game’s 66th winning jackpot of 2025 and second in as many days.
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Atlantic County Player Wins $254,970 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (December 24, 2025) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Atlantic County matched all five balls in Tuesday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the $254,970 prize, the daily game’s 65th winning jackpot of 2025.
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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $1.7 Billion - Six New Jersey Players Win $50,000
TRENTON (December 23, 2025) – The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.7 billion after no player matched all five white balls and the Powerball in Monday’s drawing.
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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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