One Somerset County ticket matched all five numbers for the $74,426 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, March 22 drawing.
The ticket was purchased at Bernardsville Shoprite, 93 Morristown Rd., Bernardsville.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said that the top prizewinning ticket was the only one sold for Tuesday’s drawing that matched all five numbers drawn. The winning numbers were: 03, 09, 13, 17 and 28.
“We are pleased that the winning jackpot tickets were sold at Bernardsville Shoprite,” 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 2,863 other players won $52,962 in cash prizes in the Tuesday drawing. For correctly picking four numbers, 79 players won cash prizes of $318 each, and for correctly matching three numbers, 2,784 players won $10.00 each.
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