One Union County ticket matched all five numbers for the Jersey Cash 5 game drawn on Thursday, March 5 winning the $289,848 jackpot.
That Union County ticket was sold at Dave’s Sweet Shop, 230 Mountain Ave., Springfield.
Executive Director Hedinger said the top prize winning ticket was the only one sold for Thursday’s drawing that matched all five numbers drawn. The winning numbers were: 03, 08, 13, 19 and 42.
“We are pleased that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Dave’s Sweet Shop,” said Hedinger. “For selling this ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000. Overnight, it has become one more ‘lucky location’ for the very fortunate lottery winner.”
Hedinger also noted that 2,780 other players won $69,440 in cash prizes in the Thursday drawing. For correctly picking four numbers, 50 players won cash prizes of $679 each, and for correctly matching three numbers, 2,730 players won $13.00 each