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Jan 17
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.
READ MOREJan 12
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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Ocean County Player Wins $500,000 Powerball Prize - Additionally, Passaic Player Wins $50,000
TRENTON (January 11, 2026) – A New Jersey Lottery player in Ocean County won $500,000 in the Double Play drawing of the Powerball game Saturday night.
READ MOREJan 07
Mapping New Jersey Lottery’s 2025 Big Winners - A Look at the Memories Behind the Prizes
TRENTON (January 7, 2026) – In 2025, nearly 900 New Jersey Lottery players won prizes of at least $10,000 in 2025. Among those winners, more than 60 received prizes of at least $1 million. Huge Garden State paydays are nothing new. What is new every year are the stories the players share about their experiences. With that in mind, the New Jersey Lottery reflects on 2025’s successes by not just looking at prize values or where the winners were, but on the stories behind the life-changing events.
READ MOREJan 05
Last Week’s Top New Jersey Lottery Prizes
TRENTON (January 5, 2026) –From December 29 through January 4, 20 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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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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