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$25.8 Million Winning Pick-6 Ticket Sold In Point Pleasant
Ocean County has a new multimillionaire. The $25.8 million jackpot is the fourth-largest in Pick-6 game history.
POINT PLEASANT, NJ — Ocean County has a new multimillionaire, thanks to the Pick-6. A ticket winning $28.5 million was sold at the Route 88 Quick Chek in Point Pleasant - the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history, according to NJ Lottery officials.
The 51st roll had one ticket matching all six numbers drawn for the Monday, Aug. 14, Pick-6 with Double Play drawing, taking home the massive annuity jackpot. The winning numbers for Monday's drawing were 10, 12, 21, 30, 38, and 45.
The record Pick-6 jackpot is $48.9 million, drawn in Clifton in 2002.
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Monday's drawing also produced 11 winners matching five out of six white balls drawn.
Five of those tickets had the 2X multiplier, multiplying the prizes to $5,598 each. An additional 12,879 New Jersey players took home an estimated $115,697 in prizes. The Multiplier is randomly computer generated for each ticket at the time of purchase and is included in the base price of a wage.
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