Sussex County Check Your Lottery Tickets

Caption:Mega Millions and Powerball Tickets

Credits:Jennifer Dericks

NEW JERSEY – Winning tickets have been sold in New Jersey for the March 26 Mega Millions and March 25 Powerball lottery drawings.

• Mega Millions winning numbers are 7, 11, 22, 29, 38, with Mega Ball 4.
• Powerball winning numbers are 7, 11, 19, 53, 68 with Power Ball 23.

A single winner was announced in the $1.13 billion Mega Million lottery. The ticket was sold in ShopRite Liquors on Route 66 in Neptune Township, Monmouth County according to New Jersey Lottery officials.  The winner has not yet come forward they said.

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The retailer who sold the winning ticket will receive a $30,000 bonus.  Richard Saker, president of the family-owned company Saker ShopRites, Inc. that operates 40 ShopRites in New Jersey announced they will donate the proceeds to their “Sho pRite Partners in Caring” program.  This program supports more than 2500 charities including food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries fighting hunger.

Local Powerball Winning Tickets

In the March 23 Powerball drawing a ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Swartswood Deli at 911 Newton Swartswood Road in Newton.

In the same drawing a $50,000 ticket was sold at the Texs Liquor Store at 1157 Route 202 in Branchburg and a $50,000 ticket was sold at Shoprite Liquor at 220 West Passaic Street in Rochelle Park.

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More about the lottery

According to New Jersey Lottery officials this is the first time both Mega Millions and Powerball prizes have been over $800 million at the same time. The $1.13 billion Mega Million jackpot was the fifth highest in the game’s history.

• Mega Millions’ drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, Washington DC and the U.S. Virgin Islands..
• Powerball drawings are held on Monday and Wednesday in 45 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, March 29 with an estimated $20 million jackpot.

The Wednesday night Powerball jackpot moves to an estimated $865 million, the fifth highest in that game’s history.

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