$1 Million Powerball Ticket, 7 Big NJ Winners As Jackpot Soars To $700M

The Powerball jackpot has hit $650 million after Saturday's drawing, since no one won the biggest prize. New Jersey had at least seven winners who will get big money (see below). The winning numbers were: 17 68 19 43 39 and Powerball 13.

Come back on Wednesday at 11 p.m. for the next Powerball drawing, and click here to get the numbers: Winning Powerball Numbers For Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017: Jackpot Soars To $700 Million

One New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold that matched the five white balls drawn to win the $1 million second-prize for the Saturday drawing. If that ticket had been purchased with the Power Play Multiplier option, it would have doubled the prize to $2 million.

The winning ticket was purchased in Passaic County at Old Forge Spirits & Pub, 139 Skyline Dr., Ringwood.

Six New Jersey Lottery tickets were also sold that matched the four white balls and the Powerball drawn on Saturday, winning the $50,000 third prize. If those tickets had been purchased with Power Play, it would have multiplied the prize to $200,000. The tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Hudson County: AJ Seabra Supermarket, 180 Schuyler Ave., Kearny;
• Hudson County: Liquorama of Kearny, 386 Bellville Turnpike, Kearny;
• Hudson County: Shoprite of Bayonne #119, 583 Avenue C, Bayonne;
• Ocean County: Circle K #2523, 918 Radio Road, Little Egg Harbor Twp.;
• Ocean County: Hometown Market Manahawkin, 857 Millcreek Road Plaza, Manahawkin;
• Somerset County: Stop N Shop #809, 940 Easton Ave., Somerset

New Jersey Lottery players have been very lucky in this game: In the history of the Powerball, New Jerseyans have won six jackpots. In total, New Jersey Lottery players have won more than $1.28 billion in prizes, according to the New Jersey Lottery.

You can also view all New Jersey Lottery game-winning numbers and drawings on the lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Drawings can be seen on WABC-TV.

Here's how to play:

• The jackpot - won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball - is either an annuitized prize paid out over 29 years (30 payments counting the first immediate payment) or a cash lump sum payment.
• If you choose the cash, then you get the cash, pay the tax, and can invest what is left over. If you choose the annuity, then we can invest the cash amount pre-tax, less an immediate first payment (more to invest means more earnings).
• With the annuity, you get an annual payment that is increased by 5 percent each year to keep up with the cost of living.
• The second prize - won by matching five white balls in any order - is $1 million paid in cash (no annuity option). You win by matching at least three white ball numbers. Any time you match the red Powerball, you win a prize.
• Power Play is a special add-on feature that allows a winner to increase the original prize amounts (except the jackpot).
• Each ticket costs $2.
• The Power Play option costs $1 extra and must be selected when you buy your Powerball ticket. Powerball players with the Power Play option winning any prize other than the jackpot will win a larger cash prize.
• The Match 5+0 prize with Power Play option grows to $2million paid in a cash lump sum (no annuity option is offered). All other lower prizes (below Match 5) will be multiplied by a number that we draw (2X, 3X, 4X, or 5X).

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