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Monmouth County Player Wins $200K Powerball Prize
The player was one of two lottery players who matched four white balls, the Power Ball and the multiplier to win a $200,000 prize.
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — NJ Lottery players in Monmouth and Morris Counties matched four white balls, the Power Ball, and the multiplier to each win $200,000 in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, NJ Lottery officials said.
The winning numbers in the drawing were 25, 33, 53, 62, and 66. The Power Ball was 17, and the multiplier was 04.
The Monmouth County player won $200,000 on the Lotto.com app, while the Morris County player got a winning $200,000 ticket at QuickChek #99 at 25 West Main Street, Rockaway.
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No player in the multi-state game won the jackpot, which is now $1.5 billion heading into Saturday’s drawing, the fifth highest in game history.
The cash value of the prize is about $686.5 million, lottery officials said.
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In addition to the lucky $200,000 winners in Monmouth and Morris Counties, eight other NJ Lottery players won $50,000 prizes, including a ticket sold in Red Bank.
The winning ticket was sold at Red Bank Liquors on 9-11 West Street and pulled in Wednesday’s drawing, lottery officials said.
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