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$50K Lotto Ticket Sold In Sussex County

The jackpot ticket was sold in Pennsylvania, but one local player still took home a nice chunk of change.

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — The winning $456.7 million Powerball ticket might have been sold in Pennsylvania, but that didn't stop one Sussex County player from taking home some winnings. A $50,000 winning ticket was sold at a shop right here in Ogdensburg.

The lucky ticket was sold at O’Burg Mini Mart at 342 Main St. in Ogdensburg. It was one of five $50,000 tickets sold in the state. The other four were:

  • Bergen County: G W Bridge Exxon, 484 Route 4 East, Englewood
  • Burlington County: Grab and Go Mart LLC, 420 Keim Blvd., Burlington
  • Morris County: Jersey Hot Bagels, 62 Route 10 West, East Hanover
  • Somerset County: Stop & Shop #809, 940 Easton Ave., Somerset

The winning numbers for the Saturday, March 17 drawing were: 22, 57, 59, 60, and 66. The Red Power Ball was 07, and the Multiplier was 02.

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Another 89,555 players in New Jersey won a total of $433,229, with prizes ranging from $4 to $200.

“Congratulations to all of the lottery players who purchased winning tickets and to the retailers that sold them,” said New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White. “I’d like to remind players to purchase their Powerball tickets with a winning attitude and add Power Play to the ticket purchase. Power Play doubles the second prize from one million dollars to two million dollars and multiplies all of the seven lower prize sets available in the game by the number drawn that evening. The jackpot prize is not multiplied.”

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