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Lottery Winner In Bergen County Splits $1.7M Jackpot: See Which Store Sold Ticket
Two NJ Lottery winners, one from Bergen County, are richer this week after splitting a $1.7M Cash 5 jackpot.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A North Jersey and a South Jersey player split a Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot on Saturday, a spokesperson said.
Winners in Bergen and Camden Counties matched all five balls in the drawing, splitting the $1,735,530 jackpot. Each ticket is worth $867,765.
The winning numbers were 04, 09, 28, 30 and 36, said a NJ Lottery spokesperson. The Bullseye was 09 and the XTRA was 02.
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The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven at 29 County Road, Tenafly, and Nicholas News Agency, 790 Emerson Road, Lindenwold, in Camden County.
The retailers will each receive a $2,000 bonus.
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In addition to the jackpot, 55 players matched four out of five balls and the Bullseye to win $500 each, the spokesperson said. Among those players, 18 multiplied those prizes to $1,000 by playing the XTRA.
The jackpot was reset to $150,000 for the next drawing.
For more lottery information, head to njlottery.com/en-us/home.html.
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