SPARTA, NJ — One Sparta lottery player woke up richer this morning following Wednesday night's massive Powerball drawing.
No, one of your neighbors didn't win the jackpot, but a $50,000 tickets was sold in Sparta, at 7-Eleven #11472 (33 Pine Cone Ln).
To win the $50,000 prize, players had to match four white balls and the red power ball. The winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing were 06, 07, 16, 23 and 26; the power ball was 04.
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Two other NJ players got a little luckier, winning $1 million each. Those tickets were sold at the following locations:
- Cumberland County: L and K Petroleum, 3890 Route 47, Dorchester, and
- Passaic County: W & R Mini Market and Deli, 94 Nagle St., Paterson.
The winning jackpot was sold in Massachusetts, and was the second highest in lottery history.
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“The excitement and public awareness created by the increased jackpot is a good time to remind players to play responsibly. Yearlong, the New Jersey Lottery promotes responsible play through its cooperation with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ and by promoting the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER phone number on all Lottery marketing and advertising material. I will once again remind players to bet with their heads and not over it," said Carole Hedinger, executive director of New Jersey Lottery.
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