Jersey Cash 5 $461,643 lottery jackpot won in Bergen County
One Bergen County lottery player rang in the new year with a nearly half-million dollar win.
A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket purchased at Dumont Cigars and Lotto on Veterans Plaza in Dumont matched all five numbers on Friday, Dec. 29 to win the $461,643 jackpot, the New Jersey Lottery announced on Tuesday.
Dumont Cigars and Lotto will received a $2,000 bonus for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
The Jersey Cash 5 numbers drawn on Friday were: 19, 21, 32, 33, 42 with the XTRA: 02.
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"Congratulations to our very fortunate Jersey Cash 5 winner! We hope this incredible prize brings joy and happiness to the winner; we’re already looking forward to awarding another jackpot prize!” said New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey.
Jersey Cash 5 is a daily lottery draw game from the New Jersey Lottery. Players pick five numbers between 1 and 45 and can add the Xtra for a chance to increase non-jackpot prizes by up to five times. Drawings are held seven days a week at 10:57 p.m.
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