$74K Lottery Ticket Sold In Morris County

LINCOLN PARK, NJ— A $74,000 lottery ticket was sold to one very lucky player in Morris County this week. The winner was just one of 254,052 players for the Wednesday night drawing.

The winning ticket-- worth $74,119-- was sold at Lincoln Center Liquors (261 Comley Rd., Lincoln Park).

“We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Lincoln Center Liquors. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. Overnight, they have become one more ‘lucky location’ for the very fortunate lottery winner," lottery director Carole Hedinger said.

There were other, smaller winners too. 81 ticket holders won $261 each and 15 others won $1,044 each with the addition of XTRA. 2,326 ticket holders won $10 and 432 others won $40 each with the addition of XTRA. 3,969 ticket holders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.

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