Winning Powerball Numbers For Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017: 2 $1 Million New Jersey Winners, $758.7 Million Jackpot Won

The $758.7 million Powerball jackpot was won in Massachusetts, but New Jersey had at least two big winners in the Wednesday drawing. The winning numbers are: 7 26 16 23 6 Powerball 4.

There were two New Jersey Lottery tickets purchased that matched the five white balls drawn from Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, winning $1 million each.

Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Cumberland County: L and K Petroleum, 3890 Route 47, Dorchester, and
• Passaic County: W & R Mini Market and Deli, 94 Nagle St., Paterson.

In addition, 26 tickets matched four white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the $50,000 prize. Two of those tickets were purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prize to $200,000.

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Those tickets were purchased at the following locations:

• Monmouth County ($200,000): Plaza Convenience & Deli, 2459 Highway 33,Neptune;
• Passaic County ($200,000): 7-Eleven #39776, 51 Willowbrook Blvd., Wayne;
• Atlantic County ($50,000): Smitty’s Liquor Store, 45 South New York Ave., Galloway;
• Bergen County ($50,000): Quench Wine & Spirits, 2450 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee;
• Bergen County ($50,000): Township Stationery, 299A Pascack Rd., Washington Twp.;
• Burlington County ($50,000): WAWA #718, 720 South Church St., Mt. Laurel;
• Camden County ($50,000): Country Farm Convenience, 10 East Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim;
• Camden County ($50,000): WAWA #8311, 1824 Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill;
• Essex County ($50,000): Krauszers Liquor Locker, 645 Bloomfield Ave., Verona;
• Essex County ($50,000): Quick Mart Food Store, 172 South Livingston Ave., Livingston;
• Essex County ($50,000): Ralph’s Liquors, 65-67 Elizabeth Ave., Newark;
• Essex County ($50,000): Valero Fairfield, 650 Route 46 E., Fairfield;
• Hudson County ($50,000): Fiji 24 Hours Food Store, 2913 Bergenline Ave., Union City;
• Hudson County ($50,000): Quick Check #80, 400 Bergen St., Harrison;
• Hudson County ($50,000): Universal Liquors, 2117 Bergenline Ave., Union City;
• Hunterdon County ($50,000): TMF Mart LLC, 429 Route 513, Califon;
• Mercer County ($50,000): Krauszer’s, 234 Dorchester Dr., East Windsor;
• Middlesex County ($50,000): ACME #2827, 3500 Route 9 S., Old Bridge;
• Monmouth County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #11037 (N), 326 Morristown Rd., Matawan;
• Morris County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #39300, 99 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls;
• Morris County ($50,000): Quick Chek #159, 1268 Route 23, Butler;
• Morris County ($50,000): Quick Stop Food Market, 1446 Route 46 Troy Hills, Parsippany;
• Ocean County ($50,000): Manahawkin Exxon, 555 Route 72 East Ave., Manahawkin;
• Ocean County ($50,000): Quick Food Mart, 250 Route 9, Barnegat;
• Sussex County ($50,000): 7-Eleven #11472 (N), 33 Pine Cone Ln., Sparta; and
• Union County ($50,000): Jiordy Mini Market, 461-465 Spring St., Elizabeth.

In addition to the second and third-tier prizewinning tickets sold, there were 482,343 New Jersey players who took home an estimated $2,670,609 in prizes ranging from $4 to $400, according to Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger.

The Powerball jackpot resets to $40 million for the next drawing to be held Saturday, Aug. 26 at 10:59 p.m.

“Congratulations to all of the lottery players who purchased winning tickets and to the retailers that sold them,” said Hedinger. “I’d like to remind players to purchase their Powerball tickets with a winning attitude and add Power Play to the ticket purchase. Power Play doubles the second prize from one million dollars to two million dollars and multiplies all of the seven lower prize sets available in the game by the number drawn that evening. The jackpot prize is not multiplied.

The jackpot is the second highest in both Powerball history and all North American games’ history. If the winning ticket is purchased as an annuity, the estimated $758.7 million jackpot prize will be paid out over 30 years. The first payment would be $10,536,005 and the 30th payment would be $43,367,623. The cash value is $443.3 million.

“The excitement and public awareness created by the increased jackpot is a good time to remind players to play responsibly. Yearlong, the New Jersey Lottery promotes responsible play through its cooperation with the Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ and by promoting the helpline 1-800-GAMBLER phone number on all Lottery marketing and advertising material. I will once again remind players to bet with their heads and not over it," said Hedinger.

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This is the largest jackpot since the Jan. 13, 2016 drawing when three tickets split the $1.586 billion prize. The jackpot-winning tickets were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee. Wednesday’s drawing was the 21st since the Powerball jackpot was last hit on June 10 in California. That jackpot was $447.8 million.

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.

Outside of the jackpot, New Jersey players have won millions of dollars during the 21 drawing run. There have been two $1 million and 27 $50,000 prizewinning tickets sold. In total, 1,080,889 New Jersey Lottery tickets won a total of $9,433,291.

The New Jersey Lottery has had seven jackpot winning tickets for six draws (two NJ tickets received a share of one jackpot) since adding Powerball in January 2010. New Jersey’s most recent win was on May 7, 2016 when the Smith Family won $429.6 million with a cash value of $284 million. They have created the Smith Family Foundation to assist people in the Trenton area and abroad with education and other good causes.

You can 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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There was one New Jersey Lottery ticket sold that matched the five white balls drawn to win the $1 million second-prize for the Saturday, Aug. 19 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.

The winning numbers for the Saturday, Aug. 19 drawing were 17, 19, 39, 43 and 68. The Red Power Ball number was 13. The Multiplier number was 04.

In addition, six New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold that matched the 4 white balls and the Powerball drawn, 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 Rd., Little Egg Harbor Twp.;
• Ocean County: Hometown Market Manahawkin, 857 Millcreek Rd. Plaza, Manahawkin;
• Somerset County: Stop N Shop #809, 940 Easton Ave., Somerset

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