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Lottery Ticket Worth $1.6M Sold At North Jersey Store, Officials Say

The convenience store will get a bonus $2,000​ check for selling the lucky Jersey Cash 5 ticket.

PROSPECT PARK, NJ — A lottery player hit the jackpot in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Friday after buying their ticket at a Passaic County convenience store, state lottery officials said.

This winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn on Friday night and won a $1,637,643 prize, according to the New Jersey Lottery.

Winning numbers for Friday, July 19 were 01, 08, 23, 40 and 45, and the XTRA number drawn was 03. The Bullseye number was 23.

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The player bought their ticket at ZT Convenience Store, at 214 Haledon Avenue in Prospect Park, NJ Lottery officials said.

The retailer will get a bonus $2,000 check for selling the ticket.

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