One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $160,328 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, March 27th drawing.
The winning numbers were: 05, 18, 29, 31 and 32 and the XTRA number was: 03. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Country Farms #2, 380 Drum Point Rd., Brick in Ocean County.
Acting Executive Director James Carey said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Country Farms #2. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. Overnight, they have become one more ‘lucky location’ for the very fortunate lottery winner.”
Carey announced that there were 318,502 tickets purchased for the drawing. By adding XTRA, for an additional $1.00 per play, winners are able to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by the XTRA number drawn. For correctly matching four of the five numbers drawn, 53 ticketholders won $491 each and 11 others won $1,473 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 1,808 ticketholders won $16 each and 369 others won $48 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly 4,418 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.