Wayne Woman Shares $1M Powerball Prize With Co-Workers

WAYNE, NJ — A township woman and three co-workers will split the $1 million winning Powerball prize they won Saturday.

Kristle Ellicott purchased the ticket with Laura Lahm, of Oakland, Alice Lynch of Hawthorne and Kimberly Visser, of Greenwood Lake, New York claimed their prize at NJ Lottery headquarters in Trenton Monday. Their ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Powerball game.

The four ladies work at a dog grooming service in Ringwood. They purchased 34 sets of numbers when the jackpot reached $535 million.

Lynch called her fellow winners at 6:30 a.m. Sunday with news that they won.

"Alice never gets up that early in the morning, so it had to be true," Visser said.

The winning ticket was purchased at Old Forge Spirits & Pub on Skyline Drive in Ringwood.

The winners will use their winnings to pay off some bills and save for their futures, according to NJ Lottery officials.

The Powerball jackpot rolled to $650,000 for the next drawing, which is Wednesday.

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