TRENTON (Aug. 24, 2017) – One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $160,065 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Wednesday, Aug. 23 drawing. The winning numbers were: 23, 28, 32, 35 and 40 and the XTRA number was: 02. The lucky retailer that sold the winning ticket is Krauszers Food Store, 2 JFK Blvd., Somerset in Somerset County.

Executive Director Carole Hedinger said, “We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at Krauszers Food Store. 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 315,117 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, 43 ticketholders won $691 each and 2 others won $1,382 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three of the five numbers drawn, 1,659 ticketholders won $17 each and 267 others won $34 each with the addition of XTRA. Lastly, 3,093 ticketholders each won $2 for correctly matching two of the five numbers drawn with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.

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. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC-TV stations.

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