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Englishtown Quick Chek Sells $40K Lotto Ticket
No first place Powerball winner selected as jackpot rolls to $116 million.
One lucky Englishtown Quick Chek patron walked out of the store $40,000 richer.
New Jersey Lottery announced Monday that the Powerball ticket purchased for Saturday’s drawing included a Power Play Option, multiplying a would-be $10,000 ticket into the $40,000 amount.
There were no first or second prize winners in the Powerball drawing, but the $40,000 ticket was one of six third prize winners in the state.
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In addition to the Wilson Avenue Quick Chek, convenience stores in Jersey City, Ridgewood, Edison and Bridgewater also sold winning tickets.
Some 28,445 other New Jersey players took home $155,691 in prizes ranging from $4 to $200, according to a press release from the New Jersey Lottery.
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With no top prize winner, the Powerball jackpot will roll to $116 million for the next drawing to be held on Wednesday.
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