ESSEX COUNTY, NJ -- A store in Essex County sold a lottery ticket worth more than $700,000 for the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Thursday, Oct. 15.
R & K Food Store Inc. at 24 Grove Avenue in Verona sold the lucky ticket, which captured a jackpot worth $708,751.
The winning numbers were 16, 23, 24, 41 and 42. The Bullseye was 24 and the XTRA was 03.
The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket, New Jersey Lottery officials said.
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