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2 More People Win $1M From Lottery Tickets Bought In Bergen County
A total of 3 people in one week have won $1 million from lottery tickets purchased in Bergen County on different days.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – Bergen County has been a lucky place to buy lottery tickets in the past week.
Just days after someone bought a Powerball ticket in Carlstadt last week and won $1 million, two more tickets purchased in Bergen County have created two more millionaires. READ MORE: Powerball Ticket Sold In Bergen County Nets $1 Million For Winner
The lucky streak began last Wednesday when someone who bought a ticket at QuickChek in Carlstadt matched all five white balls drawn that night, missing only the Power Ball, to capture a $1 million prize.
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Then, this past Saturday, someone bought a ticket at Leprechaun News in Rutherford and won $1 million as well.
According to lottery officials, a Bergen County player matched five numbers in Cash 4 Life, winning the million dollar prize. They just missed out on the CashBall to win $1,000 a week for life.
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The winning numbers were 10, 16, 24, 45 and 48. The Cash Ball was 04.
Leprechaun News at Park Avenue will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
Cash 4 Life offers two jackpot prizes for the $2 ticket price. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life, with a current cash value of $7 million, and the second prize is $1,000 a week for life, with a cash value of $1 million.
Monday's Winner
And the luck continued on Monday when a customer at Mini Mart in Hasbrouck Heights purchased a mlllion-dollar ticket.
According to NJ Lottery, a Bergen County Lottery player matched all five white balls to win $1 million in Monday’s Powerball drawing.
No player in the multi-state game matched all five balls and the gold Power Ball to win the jackpot, which now stands at about $526 million heading into Wednesday’s drawing.
The winning numbers were 06, 16, 33, 40 and 62. The Power Ball was 02 and the multiplier was 02. The $1 million prize is the game’s second in a week and fourth in New Jersey this year.
The current jackpot nearly matches the highest of the year, which was $526.5 million.
Find out more at www.NJLottery.com.
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