One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $72,568 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Saturday, Feb. 18 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 05, 16, 18, 32 and 34 and the XTRA number was: 02.
The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Krauszer’s Food Store, 375 McLean Blvd., Paterson in Passaic County.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Krauszer’s Food Store. 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.”
Executive Director Carole Hedinger announced that there were 248,736 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, 34 ticketholders won $598 each and 7 others won $1,196 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 1,329 ticketholders won $17 each and 229 others won $34 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly, 2,889 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.