$190 Million Powerball Jackpot Winner In NJ

NEW JERSEY – Search your pockets. Somebody won the $190 million Powerball jackpot in New Jersey.

Lottery officials announced that there was one person from New Jersey who won the Wednesday night jackpot, while a $1 million winner was reported in North Carolina.

The winning numbers were: 2, 37, 39, 48 and 54. The Powerball number drawn was 5 with a "Power Play" of three times the amount.

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Two New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball were drawn on Saturday, April 4, winning the $50,000 third-tier prize.

One of those tickets was purchased with Powerplay, multiplying the prize to $150,000. The winning tickets from Saturday night’s drawing were sold at the following locations:

• Union County ($150,000): Quick Mart, 701 Knopf St., Linden; and
• Hudson County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #39319, 9100 Tonnelle Ave., North Bergen.

To mitigate further spread of the coronavirus, the New Jersey Lottery’s front office remains temporarily closed for the collection of walk-in claims. The front office will remain closed through at least April 17 while officials review and revise protocols for paying claims.

Claims less than $599.50 can still be immediately redeemed at any retailer and mailed claims will still be processed in the regular course of business. Winners should make copies of their signed ticket and claim form before placing it in the mail. All properly validated mailed claims will be paid, however payments may be temporarily delayed.

Earlier in March, the Lottery Commission approved a rule modification extending the expiration date of tickets. The expiration date for all claims set to expire between March 19, 2020, and April 17, 2020 will now be extended for an additional 30 days from the date of expiration.