Winning Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold In Monmouth County

HOWELL, NJ -- Someone who buys their New Jersey Lottery chances in Howell is holding a Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth more than $180,000, lottery officials announced Thursday.

The ticket was one of five that matched all five numbers in the Wednesday, Feb. 10 drawing, officials said. The jackpot was $906,560, and each ticket is worth $181,312, officials said.

The winning ticket sold in Howell was purchased at Jeena Jay Enterprises, 4030 Route 9.

The other winning tickets were sold at the following locations:

• Bergen County: 7-Eleven #34695, 310 Huyler St., So. Hackensack;
• Essex County: Bell Liquor, 2 Bloomfield Ave., Belleville;
• Middlesex County: Amboy Gas, 1000 Amboy Ave., Edison;
• Passaic County: Quick Chek #26, 79 Union Blvd., Totowa.

The Jersey Cash 5 winning numbers drawn Wednesday were: 03, 06, 12, 18 and 24.

“We are thrilled that the winning jackpot tickets were sold at 7-Eleven #34695, Bell Liquor, Amboy Gas, Jeena Jay Enterprises and Quick Chek #26,” said Carole Hedinger, executive director of the New Jersey Lottery. “For selling these tickets, theretailers will each receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning tickets sold.”

Hedinger said 8,168 other players won $181,473 in cash prizes in the Wednesday drawing. For correctly picking four numbers, 297 players won cash prizes of $293 each, and for correctly matching three numbers, 7,871 players won $12 each.