One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $795,370 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, May 24 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 06, 09, 17, 25 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 02.
The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is 7-Eleven #23789, 954 S. Elmora Ave., Elizabeth in Union County.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at 7- Eleven #23789. 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 739,682 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, 123 ticketholders won $540 each and 12 others won $1,080 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 4,962 ticketholders won $14 each and 664 others won $28 each with the addition of XTRA.
Lastly, 8,009 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.