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$1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Union County: See Where
The winner missed the jackpot by just one number.
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — A Union County lottery player won $1 million in Wednesday's Powerball drawing.
The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 921 Mountain Ave.
The player matched all five of the white balls and missed just the gold ball. The winning numbers were 10, 31, 49, 51, and 68.
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The multi-state game's top prize is now at $629 million going into Saturday's drawing. The amount has a cash value of $294.5 million, the New Jersey Lottery said.
The last Powerball jackpot was won on Sept. 6 for $1.8 billion. This is the second-highest lottery jackpot in United States history.
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