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Apr 18
First Time's The Charm!!
TRENTON (April 18, 2019) - Frances Rhodes of Monmouth Beach in Monmouth County usually plays scratch-off games, but on this day while cashing in a $20 scratch off winner, she decided to purchase five Jersey Cash 5 quick pick tickets with XTRA. This was her very first time buying a draw game ticket. Frances purchased her tickets on Friday, Oct. 5th and left them in the car’s cup holder. On that following Sunday, her husband James went out to the car to retrieve the tickets while his wife was still sleeping to make sure she did not forget about them. After waking up and before getting out of bed, Frances decided to check the tickets using her iPad to see if she had won anything.
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $136,000,000 For Saturday’s Drawing
TRENTON (April 18, 2019) – The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $136 million! Although no one won the jackpot in the April 17th drawing, 25,446 New Jersey players took home an estimated $140,483 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, according to Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey.
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Mega Millions Rolls To $175,000,000 - One $10,000 Winning Ticket Sold
TRENTON (April 17, 2019) – James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, April 16th drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That ticket was sold at Shop Rite #113, 540 New York Ave., Lyndhurst in Bergen County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, April 16th drawing were: 11, 29, 34, 48 and 54. The Gold Mega Ball was 10, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $150,944 Jackpot in Ocean County
TRENTON (April 17, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $150,944 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, April 16th drawing. The winning numbers were: 08, 22, 24, 26 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 03. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Shoprite Waretown #665, 100 Town Center Route 9, Waretown in Ocean County.
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The $200,000 Christmas Stocking Surprise - Scratch-Offs Players Received More Than $101.6 Million in Prizes in January
TRENTON (April 16, 2019) – Scott Tilley of Milford is not a regular Lottery player, but gets a scratch-off in his Christmas stocking from his parents every year. He admitted that, on some occasions, he forgets to even check the tickets before tossing them out. Prior to buying the scratch-off tickets for his family’s Christmas stockings this year, Scott’s dad checked the remaining winning tickets for one of his favorite games, Lucky 7’s. There were quite a few top prizes remaining for the game, so he decided to purchase a few tickets of the $5 Lucky 7’s game and slip one into each person’s Christmas stocking.
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One Florida and One New York Lottery Ticket Wins $1,000 a Week for Life
TRENTON (April 16, 2019) – One Florida and one New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Monday, April 15th drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition, two lucky ticketholders won $2,500 by matching four out of five white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. Moreover, 22,088 other players won $112,024 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 3,690 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 03, 13, 19, 36 and 50. The Cash Ball was: 02.
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$3.4 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $3.4 Million for April 18TH Drawing
TRENTON (April 16, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $3.4 million! April 15th’s drawing produced 7 winners of $3,600 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 504,034 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019.
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One Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Wins $974,347 Jackpot in Camden County
TRENTON (April 15, 2019) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $974,347 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Sunday, April 14th drawing. The winning numbers were: 11, 18, 21, 38 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 05. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Shop Rite of Berlin #531, Route 73 & Minck Ave., West Berlin in Camden County.
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $118,000,000 For Wednesday’s Drawing
TRENTON (April 15, 2019) – The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $118 million! Although no one won the jackpot in the April 13th drawing, 27,519 New Jersey players took home an estimated $139,150 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200, according to Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey.
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Mega Millions Rolls To $157,000,000 - One $20,000 Winning Ticket Sold
TRENTON (April 15, 2019) – James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Friday, April 12th drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $20,000. That ticket was sold at 7-Eleven #33475, 357 Market St., Elmwood Park in Bergen County. The winning numbers for the Friday, April 12th drawing were: 01, 24, 25, 40 and 70. The Gold Mega Ball was 04, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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One New York Lottery Ticket Wins $1,000 a Day for Life - One New York Lottery Ticket Wins $1,000 a Week for Life
TRENTON (April 12, 2019) – One New York Lottery CASH4Life ticket matched the five white balls and the cash ball drawn for the Thursday, April 11th drawing winning the $1,000 a day for life first prize. One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition, five lucky New Jersey ticketholders won $2,500 by matching four out of five white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. Two of those players added the DOUBLER feature doubling their prize to $5,000. Moreover, 21,262 other players won $105,926 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 3,690 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 06, 09, 34, 37 and 43. The Cash Ball was: 04.
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$3.3 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $3.3 Million for April 15th Drawing
TRENTON (April 12, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $3.3 million! April 11th’s drawing produced 6 winners of $3,961 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $11,883. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 475,336 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Monday, April 15, 2019.
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One New Jersey Lottery Ticket Wins $50,000 as the Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $101,000,000
TRENTON (April 11, 2019) – There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, April 10th drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The winning ticket from Wednesday night’s drawing was sold at Clinton News, 31 Clinton St., Newark in Essex County.
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And The Flashing Sign Said… Early Morning Purchase Paid Off
TRENTON (April 10, 2019) – Robin Hodges of Westville in Gloucester County is a regular lottery player who plays all types of draw games and scratch-off games. She especially enjoys playing the New Jersey Lottery’s Crossword scratch-off games. Robin said she always purchases her lottery tickets early in the morning from a deli where she stops on her way to work. One day, when she was in the store, she notice that one-half of the pack of a particular Crossword game had already been sold and she decided to buy a ticket from that pack.
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Mega Millions Rolls To $140,000,000 - One $10,000 Winning Ticket Sold
TRENTON (April 10, 2019) – James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that there was one third-tier prizewinning ticket sold for the Tuesday, April 9th drawing that matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize. That ticket was sold at Clark’s Liquor, 15 Garfield Ave. & Gibbsboro Rd., Clementon in Camden County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, April 9th drawing were: 11, 22, 34, 44 and 58. The Gold Mega Ball was 09, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 02.
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One New York Lottery Player Wins $1,000 a Week for Life - Thousands of New Jersey Players Win Prizes
TRENTON (April 9, 2019) – One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Monday, April 8th drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition, two lucky ticketholders won $2,500 by matching four out of five white balls and the Cash Ball drawn. One of those players added the DOUBLER feature doubling the prize to $5,000. Moreover, 23,102 other players won $119,055 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 3,803 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 03, 11, 23, 34 and 36. The Cash Ball was: 02.
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$3.2 MILLION REASONS TO PLAY PICK-6 WITH XTRA - Jackpot Rolls to $3.2 Million for April 11th Drawing
TRENTON (April 9, 2019) – Pick-6’s jackpot has rolled to $3.2 million! April 8th’s drawing produced 5 winners of $5,040 all of whom matched five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $25,200. Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 504,044 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! The next drawing will be held Thursday, April 11, 2019.
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One Burlington and One Middlesex County Tickets Split $242,708 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot
TRENTON (April 8, 2019) – Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $242,708 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Sunday, April 7th drawing. Each ticket is worth $121,354. The winning numbers were: 09, 11, 32, 38 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 04. Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $84,000,000 For Wednesday’s Drawing
TRENTON (April 8, 2019) – The Powerball jackpot has rolled to $84 million! Although no one won the jackpot in the April 6th drawing, 24,558 New Jersey players took home an estimated $134,837 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, according to Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls To $120,000,000
TRENTON (April 8, 2019) – The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $120 million! James Carey, New Jersey Lottery acting executive director, announced that in the Friday, April 5th drawing, 16 players matched four of the five white balls drawn making each ticket worth $500. One of those ticket was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $1,500. Moreover 28,233 other New Jersey players took home $120,532 in prizes ranging from $2 to $600, according to Carey. The winning numbers for the Friday, April 5th drawing were: 08, 22, 24, 38, and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 21, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
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