Chris Christie, Governor Kim Guadagno, Lt. Governor Ford M. Scudder, State Treasurer Carole Hedinger, Executive Director Benefits Education and Institutions

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Two Players Win $2,500 Third Prize One Lottery Player Wins $1,000 a day for Life

TRENTON (July 18, 2017) – One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the 5 white balls and the cash ball drawn for the Monday, July 17 drawing winning the $1,000 a day for life first prize. In addition, two New Jersey ticketholders won $2,500 each when their ticket matched the four white balls and Cash Ball drawn. Moreover, 28,131 other players won 147,569 in cash prizes ranging from $2 to $500 with 3,604 of those tickets doubling their prize with DOUBLER. The winning numbers were: 08, 17, 27, 28 and 39. The Cash Ball was: 02.

“Congratulations to the New York prize winner and all of the New Jersey players who won cash prizes playing CASH4LIFE,” said Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director. This game offers two jackpot prizes for the $2.00 ticket price. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life, with a current cash value of $7,000,000, and the second prize is $1,000 a week for life, with a cash value of $1,000,000. In addition to the “For Life” prizes, the CASH4LIFE game offers seven other prize levels with prizes ranging from $2.00 to $2,500.

CASH4LIFE tickets are now available in: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. Players select five numbers from a field of one through 60, and then select a “Cash Ball” from a field of one through four. Drawings are held on Monday and Thursday at approximately 9:00 p.m. The next drawing will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017.

View all New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games on the Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Midday and evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. and drawings can be seen on WABC-TV stations.

ABOUT THE LOTTERY Since its inception in 1970, the New Jersey Lottery (NJLottery.com) has contributed nearly $25 billion to the State in support of education and institutions.

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