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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Judith L. Drucker Chief Communications Officer [email protected] Phone: (609) 599-5875 Jackpot Won in New Jersey has three $50,000 Winners and one $100,000 winner

TRENTON (March 23, 2017) – Executive Director Carole Hedinger announced that a Wisconsin Lottery ticketholder won the $155.2 million Powerball jackpot from the Wednesday, March 22 drawing. The winning for Wednesday night’s drawing were: 02, 09, 27, 29 and 42. The Red Power Ball was 09, and the Multiplier was 02. The Power Ball jackpot reset to $40,000,000 for the next drawing to be held on Saturday, March 25 at 10:59 pm.

In addition, four New Jersey Lottery tickets were sold that matched the four white balls and the Powerball drawn, winning the $50,000 third prize. One of those tickets was purchased with Power Play, multiplying the prize to $100,000. Those tickets were purchased at the following locations: • $100,000 - Ocean County: Jersey Farms Food Stores, 1820 Lanes Mill Rd., Brick; • $50,000 - Bergen County: Speedway #3481, 1642 Route 46 East & Christie Ln., Fort Lee; • $50,000 - Middlesex County: Jamesburg Deli, 155 Gatzmar Ave., Jamesburg; and • $50,000 - Middlesex County: Butler Grocery Store, 109 Easton Ave., New Brunswick.

In addition to the second and third-tier prizewinning tickets sold, there were 30,257 New Jersey players who took home an estimated $158,106 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200, according to Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger. “Congratulations to all of the lottery players who purchased winning tickets and to the retailers that sold them,” said Hedinger.

Watch New Jersey Lottery Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, and drawings from the Lottery website homepage (NJLottery.com), or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball 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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