TRENTON (Aug. 1, 2017) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $247,099 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, July 31 drawing. The winning numbers were: 05, 10, 27, 30 and 33 and the XTRA number was: 03. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Bayonne News, 566 Avenue C, Bayonne in Hudson County.

Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Bayonne News. The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for selling the winning ticket. Overnight, they have become one more ‘lucky location’ for the very fortunate lottery winner.”

Executive Director Carole Hedinger announced that there were 371,289 tickets purchased for the drawing. By adding XTRA, for an additional $1.00 per play, winners are able to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by the XTRA number drawn. For correctly matching four of the five numbers drawn, 64 ticketholders won $502 each and 9 others won $1,506 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 2,631 ticketholders won $13 each and 402 others won $39 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly, 4,675 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.

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