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Aug 16
Connection to a Father Pays Off Big
TRENTON (August 16, 2019) – Carlos Vallejo of Hackensack in Bergen County is a long-time lottery player who loves playing draw games, especially Jersey Cash 5, and watches the drawing on television every night.
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$6.2 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $6.2 Million for Aug. 19th Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 16, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $6.2 million! August 15th’s drawing produced 16 winners of $1,636 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. Three of those tickets were purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $6,544. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 523,715 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, August 19, 2019.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $152,661 Jackpot in Camden County
TRENTON (Aug. 15, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $152,661 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, August 14th drawing. The winning numbers were: 06, 07, 13, 29 and 36 and the XTRA number was: 04. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket was The News Shoppe, 3495 Haddonfield Rd., Pennsauken in Camden County.
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Two New Jersey Lottery Tickets Win $50,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $149,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 15, 2019) – There were two New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, Aug. 14th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The winning tickets from Wednesday night’s drawing were sold at the following locations:
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $70,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 14, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $70 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Tuesday, Aug. 13th drawing, 21 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. Two of those tickets were purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover, 22,880 other New Jersey players took home $98,136 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Aug. 13th drawing were: 07, 27, 31, 34, and 51. The Gold Mega Ball was 05, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $365,483 Jackpot in Middlesex County
TRENTON (Aug. 13, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $365,483 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, August 12th drawing. The winning numbers were: 08, 10, 21, 25 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 04. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket was 7-Eleven #34029, 1315 Stelton Rd., Piscataway in Middlesex County.
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$6.1 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $6.1 Million for Aug. 15th Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 13, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $6.1 million! August 12th’s drawing produced ten winners of $2,699 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $10,796. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 539,844 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, August 15, 2019.
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One New Jersey Lottery Ticket Wins $50,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $138,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 12, 2019) – There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, Aug. 10th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at Oprandy’s Wine & Liquor, 481 North Dean St., Englewood in Bergen County.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $65,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 12, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $65 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Friday, Aug. 9th drawing, seven players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,000. Moreover, 20,747 other New Jersey players took home $74,498 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Friday, Aug. 9th drawing were: 15, 53, 56, 59, and 63. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $159,861 Jackpot in Hudson County
TRENTON (Aug. 9, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $159,861 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, August 8th drawing. The winning numbers were: 11, 16, 24, 26 and 42 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket was Krauszer’s Food Store #396, 40-A Meadowland Parkway, Secaucus in Hudson County.
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$6 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $6 Million for Aug. 12th Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 9, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $6 million! August 8th’s drawing produced ten winners of $2,537 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. Two of those tickets were purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prizes to $10,148. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 507,517 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, August 12, 2019.
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Lucky Couple Finds Their Winning Ticket at a Lucky Store!
TRENTON (Aug. 8, 2019) – Damon Cherico and Shayna Flanders of Brick are regular players of New Jersey Lottery Scratch-Offs games, and they have always loved the Crossword-style games. The couple goes to the same store each week for new tickets, hoping for a lucky ticket. The store has signs up displaying all the winning tickets it has sold, and Damon and Shayna were hoping to be added to the wall of winners.
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One New Jersey Lottery Ticket Wins $150,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $128,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 8, 2019) – There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, August 7th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. That ticket was purchased with Powerplay, multiplying the prize to $150,000. The winning ticket from Wednesday night’s drawing was sold at EZ Fuel, 70 Route 9 N., Morganville in Monmouth County.
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One Essex and One Middlesex County Tickets Split $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (Aug. 7, 2019) – Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, Aug. 6th drawing. Each ticket is worth $50,000. The winning numbers were: 02, 09, 16, 27 and 33 and the XTRA number was: 02. Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $60,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 7, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $60 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Tuesday, Aug. 6th drawing, 11 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those tickets was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prizes to $1,000. Moreover, 17,694 other New Jersey players took home $70,830 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Aug. 6th drawing were: 11, 17, 31, 43, and 55. The Gold Mega Ball was 16, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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NEW JERSEY LOTTERY FISCAL YEAR 2019 SALES SET NEW RECORD
TRENTON – (August 6, 2019) – The New Jersey Lottery today announced record sales of just over $3.48 billion during the Fiscal Year that ended on June 30, 2019, an increase of approximately 5.5% compared to the prior year.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $234,819 Jackpot in Hudson County
TRENTON (Aug. 6, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $234,819 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, August 5th drawing. The winning numbers were: 07, 08, 19, 21 and 30 and the XTRA number was: 03. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket was Fiji Wine & Liquors, 2909 Bergenline Ave., Union City in Hudson County.
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One New York Lottery Ticket Wins $1,000 a Day for Life
TRENTON (Aug. 6, 2019) – One New York Lottery CASH4Life ticket matched the five white balls and the cash ball drawn for the Monday, Aug. 5th drawing winning the $1,000 a day for life first prize. In addition, 14,487 New Jersey Lottery players won $73,223 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 2,628 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 09, 19, 24, 34 and 56. The Cash Ball was: 03.
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$5.9 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $5.9 Million for Aug. 8th Drawing
TRENTON (Aug. 6, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $5.9 million! August 5th’s drawing produced ten winners of $2,689 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 537,969 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, August 8, 2019.
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One New Jersey Lottery Ticket Wins $100,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $112,000,000
TRENTON (Aug. 5, 2019) – There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, August 3rd drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. That ticket was purchased with Powerplay, multiplying the prize to $100,000. The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at Sicklerville BP, 748 Sicklerville Rd., Williamstown in Bergen County.
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