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Jan 18
One Maryland Lottery Player Wins $1,000 a Week for Life
TRENTON (Jan. 18, 2019) – One Maryland Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Thursday, Jan. 17th drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition, one lucky ticketholder won $2,500 by matching four out of five white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. If that player added the DOUBLER feature it would have doubled the prize to $5,000. Moreover, 20,857 other players won $103,515 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 3,441 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 01, 22, 23, 29 and 52. The Cash Ball was: 02.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $522,531 Jackpot in Middlesex County
TRENTON (Jan. 18, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $522,531 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, Jan. 17th drawing. The winning numbers were: 01, 06, 28, 38 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is 7-Eleven #34029, 1315 Stelton Rd., Piscataway in Middlesex County.
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$2.9 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $2.9 Million for Jan. 21st Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 18, 2019) – Pick-6 XTRA’s jackpot has rolled to $2.9 million! Jan. 17th’s drawing produced 9 winners of $2,573 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. Two of those tickets were purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $5,146. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 463,292 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.
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A Quick Decision Made for a Big Surprise - Scratch-Offs Players Received More Than $97.2 Million in Prizes in November
TRENTON (Jan. 17, 2019) – James Barbino of Williamstown in Gloucester County is a regular lottery player who likes playing both lottery draw games and scratch-off games. While in the store he usually visits to buy lottery tickets, he made a quick decision to purchase a Million Dollar Multiplier scratch-off ticket because it had multiple opportunities to win in the one game.
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $129,000,000 For Saturday’s Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 17, 2019) – The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $129 million! Although no one won the jackpot in the Jan. 16th drawing, 22,755 New Jersey players took home an estimated $113,525 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200, according to Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $68,000,000
TRENTON (Jan. 16, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $68 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Tuesday, Jan. 15th drawing, 8 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $1,000. Moreover 27,635 other New Jersey players took home $95,684 in prizes ranging from $2 to $400, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Jan. 15th drawing were: 29, 52, 58, 60 and 62. The Gold Mega Ball was 07, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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A Huge Gift Came Her Way
TRENTON (Jan. 15, 2019) – Melissa Spagnola doesn’t buy lottery tickets for herself, only as gifts for clients and other people. The only time she plays the lottery is when her parents, who are long-time lottery players, buy tickets for the family. They have been doing this for years – no special occasion needed. Her parents don’t even buy other gifts anymore – just lottery tickets. This time, Melissa’s father purchased lottery tickets and gave a 100X The Bucks lottery ticket to her, which she scratched off while she was with the family. Melissa didn’t know how to play that game, but thought she might have won; so, she showed it to her parents and asked “Is it real?” One look and they confirmed that it was, in fact, really a winning ticket for $2,000,000!
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$2.8 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $2.8 Million for Jan. 17th Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 15, 2019) – Pick-6 XTRA’s jackpot has rolled to $2.8 million! Jan. 14th’s drawing produced 9 winners of $2,630 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. If those tickets had been purchased with XTRA, it would have multiplied the prize to $13,150. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 473,481 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.
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One New Jersey Lottery Ticket Wins $50,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $112,000,000
TRENTON (Jan. 14, 2019) – There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, Jan. 12th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. If that ticket had been purchased with the Power Play Multiplier option, it would have been worth $100,000. The winning ticket from Saturday night’s drawing was sold at Shoprite #506, 319 North Route 130, East Windsor in Mercer County.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $522,909 Jackpot in Bergen County
TRENTON (Jan. 14, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $522,909 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Saturday, Jan. 12th drawing. The winning numbers were: 09, 10, 16, 21 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 03. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Village Stationers, 51 West Main St., Ramsey in Bergen County.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $55,000,000
TRENTON (Jan. 14, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $55 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Friday, Jan. 11th drawing, 12 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $1,500. Moreover 19,842 other New Jersey players took home $86,224 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Friday, Jan. 11th drawing were: 04, 05, 31, 62 and 69. The Gold Mega Ball was 20, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
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$2.7 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $2.7 Million for Jan. 14th Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 11, 2019) – Pick-6 XTRA’s jackpot has rolled to $2.7 million! Jan. 10th’s drawing produced 5 winners of $4,521 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. If those tickets had been purchased with XTRA, it would have multiplied the prize to $18,084. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 452,162 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.
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Special Numbers Produce Good Luck
TRENTON (Jan. 10, 2019) - Another happy winner, Mercedes Restrepo, came to Lottery Headquarters in Lawrenceville Township recently to file her claim for the $166.691 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Aug. 12th drawing. Mercedes told Lottery officials she has been playing the lottery for over 35 years and said she enjoys playing a variety of New Jersey Lottery draw games, including Jersey Cash 5. She selects her own numbers, using family birthdays and other numbers with special meaning.
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $96,000,000 For Saturday’s Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 10, 2019) – The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $96 million! Although no one won the jackpot in the Jan. 9th drawing, 20,189 New Jersey players took home an estimated $110,806 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, according to Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey.
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Clifton Man Thinks Small, Wins Big
TRENTON (Jan. 9, 2019) – Mr. Isam is a regular lottery player who likes playing both the Crossword scratch-off games and, when the jackpots are high, he also likes to play the draw games. He said he loves doing Crossword puzzles, so Crossword lottery tickets are the most appealing to him, and he has often won prizes of $50 or $100.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $50,000,000
TRENTON (Jan. 9, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $50 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Tuesday, Jan. 8th drawing, 8 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. If those tickets had been purchased with the Megaplier option, it would have multiplied the prize to $2,500. Moreover 25,200 other New Jersey players took home $123,898 in prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Jan. 8th drawing were: 13, 26, 29, 38 and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 05, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 05.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $67,405 Jackpot in Middlesex County
TRENTON (Jan. 8, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $67,405 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, Jan. 7th drawing. The winning numbers were: 07, 20, 29, 33 and 36 and the XTRA number was: 04. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Whiskey Tango Bar & Liquor, 35 Lafayette Blvd., Fords in Middlesex County.
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$2.6 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $2.6 Million for Jan. 10th Drawing
TRENTON (Jan. 8, 2019) – Pick-6 XTRA’s jackpot has rolled to $2.6 million! Jan. 7th’s drawing produced 2 winners of $24,098 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $96,392. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 481,963 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.
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Middlesex and Monmouth County Tickets Split $60,672 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (Jan. 7, 2019) – Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $60,672 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Sunday, Jan. 6th drawing. Each ticket is worth $30,336. The winning numbers were: 07, 21, 26, 30 and 41 and the XTRA number was: 02. Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
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Two New Jersey Lottery Tickets Win $50,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $82,000,000
TRENTON (Jan. 7, 2019) – There were two New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Saturday, Jan. 5th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. If those tickets had been purchased with the Power Play Multiplier option, they would have been worth $100,000. The winning tickets from Saturday night’s drawing were sold at the following locations:
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