One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $426,375 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, August 21st drawing.
The winning numbers were: 08, 10, 16, 38 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 04. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Millennium Mart, 864 Mount Prospect Ave., Newark in Essex County.
Acting Executive Director James Carey said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Millennium Mart. 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 492,899 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, 80 ticketholders won $517 each and 14 others won $2,068 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 2,955 ticketholders won $15 each and 464 others won $60 each with the addition of XTRA.
Lastly 5,991 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.