Lambertville Farmer Wins $200K From Scratch-Off Ticket

LAMBERTVILLE, NJ — A Lambertville farmer recently won $200,000 on a scratch-off ticket, New Jersey lottery officials announced Friday.

The farmer, identified only as Robert F. by lottery officials, is not usually a lottery player. But one day, while at a Flemington 7-Eleven with a friend, he decided to try his luck and purchase two $200,000 Gold Rush scratch-off tickets for himself.

"In shock and disbelief, he kept checking the ticket over and over again just to be sure it really was a jackpot winner. He immediately told the few family members who were home at the time; but, knowing he was not a frequent lottery player, they didn’t believe he had checked the ticket correctly. Once they inspected the ticket and confirmed it was indeed a $200,000 winner, everyone was excited and happy for him," NJ Lottery officials said in a news release.

He told lottery officials the win couldn’t have come at a better time because his farm had lost a lot of crops due to the excessive rains.

When asked about plans for the winnings, Robert said he would "definitely buy some good Christmas presents and invest the rest for a rainy day.”

The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on Route 202 in Flemington.