One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $738,598 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Thursday, July 6 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 08, 12, 19, 30 and 38 and the XTRA number was: 05. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Paul & Joe Deli and Liquor, 500 Chandler Ave., Roselle in Union County.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Paul & Joe Deli and Liquor. 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 706,615 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, 139 ticketholders won $449 each and 16 others won $2,245 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 4,899 ticketholders won $14 each and 630 others won $70 each with the addition of XTRA.
Lastly, 7,653 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.