1-9-5-7 helps NJ lottery players win over $1.1M. It also was a pretty noteworthy year
Turning 66 might be tough, but it put some extra cash in the pockets of hundreds of lottery players.
The numbers 1-9-5-7 proved to be a great play for New Jersey Lottery players on Sunday as over a million dollars in prizes were awarded in the state’s Pick-4 game, according to the lottery.
In all, 262 lottery players won $2,500 each playing 1957 straight with just a 50 cent wager. It set a “single-day record for prize payout across the midday and evening drawings,” the NJ Lottery stated.
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To celebrate all those Baby Boomers turning 66 this year, here’s a look back at some of the events that made 1957 a noteworthy year:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time in Liverpool, England.
Elvis Presley, then 22, bought Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee for $100,000.
TV’s classic sitcom “I Love Lucy” airs its final episode.
In the fall, “Leave It to Beaver” makes it premiere on CBS.
“American Bandstand,” based out of Philadelphia, makes it national television debut.
The first Frisbee flying plastic discs are released by Wham-O.
Breaking hearts in Brooklyn, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley announces the team’s move to Los Angeles.
The space race begins as the Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights was set up as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends troops to provide safe passage for the Little Rock Nine and desegregate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.
Ford introduced the “world’s only hide-away hardtop” with the Skyline convertible.
Locally, the Garden State Plaza opens in Paramus.
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This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ lottery players hit it big with 1957 - which was a pretty cool year
