$50K Powerball Lottery Ticket Won In Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Check your tickets! A Christmas Eve surprise awaits one Powerball lottery ticket holder in Bridgewater.

While it wasn't the jackpot prize, 11 New Jersey players won a prize. One ticket won $100,000 and 10 won $50,000, including one in Bridgewater.

A $50,000 winning ticket was sold locally at the News Corner at 400 Commons Way in Bridgewater.

The second-highest Powerball jackpot in the game's history — $1.817 billion — was won by a single ticket purchased in Arkansas that matched all five white balls and the Power Ball. The cash value of the jackpot was $834.9 million.

The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52, and 59. The Power Ball was 19, and the multiplier was 02.

Lottery officials said eight players matched four white balls and the Power Ball to each win $50,000, and one had the four white balls, the Powerball and the multiplier to win $100,000.

— With reporting by Karen Wall