Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold In Point Pleasant

POINT PLEASANT, NJ — Someone who bought Powerball tickets in Point Pleasant is holding one worth $50,000, New Jersey Lottery officials said Thursday.

The ticket is one of 11 in New Jersey that won $50,000 in the Wednesday, July 19, Powerball drawing, officials said.

The $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was won by one ticket bought in California, and New Jersey had two tickets that matched five of the five white balls drawn to win the $1 million second-tier prize.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, July 19, drawing were: 07, 10, 11, 13, and 24. The Red Power Ball number was 24. The Power Play was 2X.

The $50,000 ticket sold in Point Pleasant was purchased at 7-Eleven #27497, 701 Route 88, lottery officials said.

For those who buy tickets while commuting elsewhere in New Jersey, the $1 million tickets were sold at the following sites:

• Metro Liquor, 100 Broadway, Elmwood Park; and,
• Galaxy Liquors, 410-412 Central Ave., Orange.

The third-tier tickets, which matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball, were sold at the following sites:

• H&H Discount Liquors, 3505 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City (worth $100,000 because it was purchased with the Power Play option)
• 7-Eleven #18390, 300 Hackensack St., Wood Ridge, ($50,000);
• Krauszer’s Food Mart, 225 Pavillion Ave., Riverside , ($50,000);
• Food Plus, 201 West Clements Bridge Rd., Runnemede, ($50,000);
• Quick Chek #92, 238 Kearny Ave., Kearny, ($50,000);
• 7-Eleven #34531, 1299 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret, ($50,000);
• Shoprite of Perth Amboy, 365 Convery Blvd. Suite 2, Perth Amboy, ($50,000);
• BJ’s Wholesale Club #48, 1 Howard Blvd., Ledgewood, ($50,000);
• Jackpocket, 355 Warwick Turnpike, Hewitt, ($50,000);
• USA Wine Traders Club, 207 Ringwood Ave., Wanaque,, ($50,000);
• Royal Farms #299, 1 North Main St., Manville, ($50,000).