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$50K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Morris County

One lucky Morris County customer won the second-tier prize in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, lottery officials said.

One lucky Morris County customer won the second-tier prize in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, lottery officials said.
One lucky Morris County customer won the second-tier prize in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, lottery officials said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

CHATHAM, NJ — One lucky Morris County customer won the second-tier prize in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, earning a cool $50,000, lottery officials said.

The Powerball jackpot is now at $119 million for Saturday's drawing.

A ticket bought at the Cottage Deli Grocery & Liquor, located at 23-25 South Passaic Avenue, in Chatham, matched four of five white balls and the Powerball to win $50,000, according to the New Jersey Lottery.

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The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Feb. 22, drawing were: 11, 19, 39, 44, and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 07. The Power Play was 2X.

One other New Jersey ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the $50,000 second-tier prize.

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That ticket was sold at the following site:

  • Passaic County: Luigi’s Liquors, 175 Jefferson St., Passaic.

A total of 20,230 New Jersey players won a total of $107,729 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200. The Powerball jackpot has risen to $119,000,000 for the next drawing, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10:59 p.m.

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