West Orange Supermarket Sells $46K Lottery Ticket

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A supermarket in West Orange sold a lottery ticket worth $46,642 this week, New Jersey Lottery officials announced Friday.

The winning Quick Draw Progressive ticket captured 20 percent of the progressive jackpot. It was sold at ShopRite Essex Green on Prospect Avenue in West Orange on Thursday, Aug. 1.

Not familiar with the game? Here’s how it works, lottery officials say:

“This rolling jackpot is available to every single player at no additional cost. A set of nine ‘Your Jackpot Numbers’ (01-80) are randomly selected and printed at the bottom of every Quick Draw ticket. If all nine of the player’s numbers are selected in any of the Quick Draw drawings that the ticket is eligible for, the ticket wins a portion of the Progressive Jackpot based on the amount wagered per draw. A $1 wager per draw ticket wins 10% of the jackpot, a $2 wager per draw ticket wins 20% of the jackpot, and so on. Any ticket with $10 wager per draw or higher will be eligible to receive 100% of the jackpot.”

This week’s victory isn’t the only recent lottery win that has taken place at the Essex Green ShopRite. In March, a Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $554,194 was sold at the grocery store. See Related: Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In West Orange (See Lucky Numbers)

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