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Dec 08

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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Dec 08

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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Dec 08

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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Dec 06

Monmouth County Player Wins $2.8 Million Jersey Cash 5 Prize

TRENTON (December 6, 2025) – A Monmouth County player matched all five balls in Friday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win $2,849,336 in the daily game’s 60th winning jackpot of 2025.

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Dec 06

Monmouth County Player Wins $1 Million in Cash 4 Life

TRENTON (December 6, 2025) – A Monmouth County player matched all five numbers Friday, missing only the Cash Ball, to secure $1 million in the New Jersey Lottery’s Cash 4 Life game.

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Dec 05

Powerball Jackpot Again Nears $1 Billion - At $820 Million, Game Is Boasting Another High-Level Prize

TRENTON (December 5, 2025) – The Powerball jackpot now stands at $820 million heading into Saturday’s drawing, the eighth highest in game history. The cash value of the prize is $383.5 million.

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Dec 03

Hudson County Player Wins $90 Million Mega Millions Jackpot - What the Improbable Lottery Prize Means to Bergenline Community in Union City

TRENTON (December 3, 2025) – The Garden State News shop on the corner of Bergenline Avenue and 41st street in Union City was abuzz with excitement on a chilly Wednesday morning. It was for good reason. The store owner and local customers had just learned that a New Jersey Lottery player late the previous Tuesday night matched all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to win the $90 million Mega Millions jackpot.

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Dec 03

Passaic County Player Wins $1 Million In NJ Lottery’s Second-Chance Promotion - ‘Another Millionaire’ Drawing a Life-Changing Event for Parent Putting Son Through College

TRENTON (December 2, 2025) – The New York Jets may have won their game Sunday at MetLife Stadium, but the biggest winner was a New Jersey Lottery player from Passaic County.

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Dec 01

Ocean County Player Wins $400,000 in ‘Crossword Bonanza’ - Hudson County Player wins $250,000 in Another ‘Crossword’ Game

TRENTON (December 1, 2025) – An Ocean County Player won the $400,000 top prize last week in the Crossword Bonanza Scratch-Off.

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Dec 01

Ocean County Player Wins $131,917 in Fast Play

TRENTON (December 1, 2025) – An Ocean County player drew a Diamond Spectacular ticket Friday, November 28, that was good for $131,917, or 50% of the New Jersey Lottery’s Fast Play Progressive jackpot.

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Dec 01

New Jersey Lottery Prizes Of at Least $10,000 in Previous Week

TRENTON (December 1, 2025) – From November 24 through November 30, NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs:

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Dec 01

New Jersey Lottery Announces New Game Launch for December - Two Scratch-Offs and Two Fast Play Progressives in Offerings

TRENTON (November 28, 2025) – The New Jersey Lottery has announced December releases for two new Scratch-Off games and two new Fast Play Progressive games. Additionally, the lottery will hold sweepstakes across its social media channels in the month.

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Dec 01

Cape May County Player Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize - Jackpot Grows to $719 Million

TRENTON (November 28, 2025) – A Lottery player in Cape May County matched all five white balls, missing only the Power Ball, to win $1 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. No player in the multi-state game captured the jackpot.

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Nov 24

Ocean County Player Wins $1 Million on ‘Spectacular’ Scratch-Off - Hudson County Player wins $155,000 in ‘Emerald 5X’

TRENTON (November 24, 2025) – An Ocean County Player won the $1 million dollar top prize last week in the $1,000,000 Spectacular Scratch-Off.

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Nov 24

Two $1 Million Prizes Highlight Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Winners

TRENTON (November 24, 2025) – From November 17 through November 23, NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes in draw games and Scratch-Offs:

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Nov 21

Warren County Player Wins $450,716 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot

TRENTON (November 21, 2025) – A Warren County player matched all five balls in Thursday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win $450,716 in the daily game’s 59th winning jackpot of 2025.

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Nov 20

Union County Player Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize - Jackpot Grows to $629 Million

TRENTON (November 20, 2025) – A Union County Lottery player matched all five white balls, missing only the gold ball, to win $1 million in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. No player in the multi-state game captured the elusive jackpot, which now stands at $629 million heading into Saturday’s drawing.

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Nov 17

When ‘Once In a Lifetime’ Happens Twice - Couple Wins Top Scratch-Off Prize in Ocean County Just Months After Another Big Prize

TRENTON (November 17, 2025) – Winning the top prize in a lottery game, any lottery game, is a once-in-a-lifetime event…for most people. One New Jersey couple aren’t like most people. They have won big twice just in the past six months.

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Nov 17

Gloucester County Player Wins $631,783 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot - Prize Is County’s Second Highest in 2025

TRENTON (November 17, 2025) – A Gloucester County player matched all five balls in Saturday’s Jersey Cash 5 drawing to win the daily game’s 58th jackpot of 2025.

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Nov 17

23 NJ Lottery Players Won Prizes of More Than $10,000 in Past Week

TRENTON (November 17, 2025) – From November 10 through November 16, NJ Lottery players took home the following prizes totaling about $9 million in draw games and Scratch-Offs:

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