One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $760,250 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, July 12 drawing.
The winning numbers were: 03, 04, 14, 17 and 35 and the XTRA number was: 04. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Luk Oil North America, 335 McCarter Hwy., Newark in Essex County.
Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Luk Oil North America. 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 692,413 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, 101 ticketholders won $610 each and 11 others won $2,440 each with the addition of XTRA.
Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 4,519 ticketholders won $14 each and 561 others won $56 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly, 7,400 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.