One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $256,496 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Sunday, Jan. 28 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 07, 18, 33, 39 and 43 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Wayne Shell, 60 Riverview Dr., Wayne in Passaic County.
Acting Executive Director John M. White said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Wayne Shell. 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.”
White announced that there were 324,128 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, 46 ticketholders won $603 each and 7 others won $1,206 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 1,735 ticketholders won $17 each and 293 others won $34 each with the addition of XTRA.
Lastly 3,571 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.