New Jersey Lottery Player Wins $50,000 Powerball Prize from Burlington County Liquor Store Ticket
A Burlington County liquor store sold a Powerball ticket to a New Jersey lottery player who won big. Officials said the ticket matched enough numbers in Saturday’s Powerball drawing to win a $50,000 third-tier jackpot, thrilling Florence residents.
The winner bought the ticket at Florence Wine & Liquor on Broad Street. Officials confirmed that the ticket matched four major numbers and the Powerball number, qualifying for the third prize level in the nationwide Powerball lottery game.
Saturday’s drawing numbers were 17, 18, 30, 50, and 68. The Powerball number chosen was 24, and the Power Play multiplier was 3X. The Burlington County ticket holder won $50,000 despite not matching all the jackpot numbers.
No player in the US matched all six numbers needed to win the $37 million prize in one drawing. By matching five numbers sans the Powerball, another Florida player won $1 million in second place.
No one won the jackpot on Saturday night, therefore the big prize has grown. Lottery officials said the Monday drawing’s anticipated prize has risen to $46 million. If they win the highest award, lump-sum payers might get $21.2 million in cash.
Powerball, a popular US lottery game, offers different prize levels based on how many numbers a ticket matches. Even though the jackpot gets the most attention, other reward tiers offer big wins for partial number matches.
Matching five numbers without the Powerball is statistically unlikely to win a second prize. A $2 ticket buyer has a 1 in 11,688,053 chance of winning. At 913,129 to 1, the third prize—like the $50,000 Florence ticket prize—is similarly unlikely.
Powerball draws occur Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. Millions of players can participate in each drawing across 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The $50,000 winning ticket sold in Burlington County shows that Powerball players can still win big even without winning the jackpot. Local merchants like Florence Wine & Liquor often see more players entering drawings after selling a winning ticket.
As the jackpot grows, lottery players in New Jersey and beyond prepare for the next drawing, hoping their numbers will win the multimillion-dollar reward.
Sources
New Jersey Lottery
Powerball Official Game Information
