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Union County Liquor Store Sells $50K Lottery Ticket

The lucky winner won a $50K third-tier prize at Monday's NJ Powerball drawing.

The ticket was purchased at Aarti's World Discount Liquor in Union County.
The ticket was purchased at Aarti's World Discount Liquor in Union County. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

UNION COUNTY, NJ — A lucky lottery player won a $50K prize after purchasing a ticket from Aarti's World Discount Liquor in Union County.

The player's ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn at Monday's drawing, scoring them the $50K third-tier prize. Aarti's World Discount Liquor is located at 1675 Route 22 in Union.

The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were: 02, 36, 37, 45, and 69. The Red Power Ball number was 03, and the Power Play was 2X.

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12,101 New Jersey players took home an estimated $65,124 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200. The Powerball jackpot rolled to $45,000,000 for Wednesday's drawing.

More information on how to play the NJ Lottery can be found here.

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