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Newark Store Sells Lottery Ticket Worth $136,000

A pair of tickets, including one from Newark, matched all five numbers for the July 2 drawing of the Jersey Cash 5 lottery.

NEWARK, NJ — A pair of tickets, including one from Newark, matched all five numbers for the Thursday, July 2 drawing of the Jersey Cash 5 lottery.

The tickets will split a $273,232 jackpot. Each is worth $136,616, officials said.

According to New Jersey Lottery officials, the tickets were sold at the following locations:

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  • Park Place News, 60 Park Place, Newark
  • Circle Exxon, 34 Route 1 North, New Brunswick

The winning numbers were: 04, 07, 10, 15, and 26 and the XTRA number was: 02.

The retailers will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for each winning ticket sold, officials said.

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