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$1.1M Lottery Ticket Sold: Southern Ocean Player Splits Jackpot

Two lottery players - one in Southern Ocean - split the $1.1 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot Sunday.

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ — A Southern Ocean lottery player is wealthier now after splitting the $1.1 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot with a fellow player up in North Jersey.

The two players, one in Little Egg Harbor and the other in Bergen County, matched all five numbers to split the $1,142,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot.

The winning numbers for the game’s 36th top prize of 2025 were 04, 05, 06, 29 and 34. The XTRA was 03 and Bullseye was 04. Each player will take home $571,000.

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The Ocean County ticket was drawn at Acme Markets, 425 Route 9 South in Little Egg Harbor. The Bergen ticket was drawn at The Country Store, 729 Rivervale Road, Rivervale. Each retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning tickets.

In addition to the jackpot, 13 players matched four out of five balls, the Bullseye and the XTRA to each win $1,000. Also, 52 players matched four out of five balls and the Bullseye to each win $500 while an additional five matched four out of 5 balls and the XTRA to each win $500.

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Now, the jackpot resets to its base of $150,000.

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