By: Najla Alexander
NJ Lottery officials said that one New Jersey Lottery ticket matched five of the five white balls for the Saturday, March 16, drawing winning the $1,000,000 second-tier prize.
That ticket was sold at Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt in Passaic County, officials stated.
Officials said the winning numbers for the Saturday, March 16, drawing were: 12, 23, 44, 57, and 61.
The Red Power Ball number was 05, and the Power Play was 2X, lottery officials say.
According to officials, 61,959 New Jersey players took home an estimated $314,464 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200.
The Powerball jackpot rolls to $645,000,000 for the Monday, March 18, drawing, officials said.