$2M NJ Lottery Ticket Sold At Hudson County Sweet Shop

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A New Jersey Lottery ticket sold in Hudson County on Monday matched five of the five white balls drawn to win a $2 million prize for one lucky player.

The person actually qualified for a "second-tier prize" of $1 million, but that ticket was purchased with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize to $2 million.

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The ticket was sold at Gary’s Sweet Shoppe, 444 West Side Ave., Jersey City.

The winning numbers for the Monday, Aug. 28, drawing were: 04, 06, 25, 55 and 68. The Red Power Ball number was 26. The Power Play was 2X.

25,281 New Jersey players took home an estimated $133,822 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200 from the drawing.

Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot rolls to $386 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 30, drawing.

Also, the Pick-6 drawing on Monday, Aug. 28, produced five winners matching five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets had the 4X multiplier, multiplying the prizes to $7,252. The 4 other tickets won prizes totaling $16,317.

The Multiplier is randomly computer generated for each ticket at the time of purchase and is included in the base price of a wager.

The winning numbers for the Monday, Aug. 28, drawing were: 11, 18, 22, 26, 37, and 45. An additional 5,100 New Jersey players took home an estimated $46,888 in prizes.

The $2.4 million drawing will be held Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023.

Find out more at the NJ Lottery website.