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Passaic County Lottery Player Wins $100K
Five New Jersey lottery players walked away with at least $50,000 in the latest Powerball drawing, state lottery officials announced.

HEWITT, NJ — One New Jersey lottery player is $100,000 richer this Monday morning after playing the Powerball this weekend.
Five New Jersey Lottery tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball during Saturday's drawing. This netted four players $50,000, and one Passaic County player $100,000 after they purchased the "Power Play" multiplier.
That ticket was sold at Jackpocket in Hewitt, New Jersey, lottery officials announced.
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The other tickets were sold in:
- Hudson County ($50,000): Acme #1856, 19-21 Ave. at Port Imperial, West New York;
- Middlesex County ($50,000): Woodbridge News, 320 Woodbridge Center Dr., Woodbridge;
- Monmouth County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #23887, 7 Maple Ave., Red Bank; and,
- Monmouth County ($50,000): Kwik Shop, 38 New Brunswick Ave., Matawan.
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