One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $984,158 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Tuesday, June 20 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 12, 15, 23, 31 and 39 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is In & Out Deli, Route 46 & Howard Blvd., Ledgewood in Morris County.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at In & Out Deli. 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 857,604 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, 144 ticketholders won $519 each and 19 others won $1,038 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 5,492 ticketholders won $15 each and 719 others won $30 each with the addition of XTRA.
Lastly, 7,954 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.