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$1 million winner in Secaucus! Powerball jackpot soars to $164 million

A New Jersey Lottery player just won a huge Powerball windfall.

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Samantha Herscher

New Jersey Lottery players, we have a million-dollar winner! A lucky ticket holder from Secaucus just walked away with a life-changing $1,000,000 prize in the Saturday, April 27th Powerball drawing.

The winning ticket was sold at Mirali Corporation on 1299 Paterson Plank. Congratulations to the winner!

While there wasn't a jackpot winner this time, the Powerball keeps rolling. The jackpot has climbed to a massive $164 million for the Monday, April 29th drawing. Don't miss your chance to be the next big winner!

Here's a quick look at the winning numbers from Saturday, April 27th:

  • Winning Numbers: 9, 30, 53, 55, 62
  • Red Power Ball: 23
  • Power Play: 3X

Over 26,000 New Jersey players won prizes ranging from $4 to $300 in the same drawing. Have you checked your tickets yet? It could be you!

Want more chances to win? Try Double Play

The New Jersey Lottery offers Double Play, an optional add-on feature for players who want to increase their chances of winning. For an additional cost, players can activate Double Play on their tickets. If they do, their ticket is entered into a separate drawing with its own set of winning numbers. The results for the Double Play drawing on Saturday, April 27th, were:

  • Winning Numbers: 12, 28, 36, 47, 65
  • Double Play Ball Number: 22

How to claim a prize in New Jersey

New Jersey Lottery prizes exceeding $599.99 require a claim form for prize disbursement. Once completed, the claim form must be submitted along with the winning ticket. Winners have two options for claiming their prize, and you can find the details, as well as the claim forms, on our New Jersey Lottery page.

Other NJ Lottery Winners This Week: Spreading the Luck Around

Congratulations to all the other New Jersey Lottery winners from April 22nd to April 28th! Here's a glimpse at some of the prizes won:

  • CASH 4 LIFE: $1,000,000 won at Quick Chek #146 (Whippany)
  • Jersey Cash 5: $197,163 won at Bernardsville Shop Rite (Bernardsville)
  • Mega Millions: $40,000 won at Stop N Save (Guttenberg) and $10,000 won at Shoprite of West Dept. (West Deptford)
  • Pick 6: $24,700 won through JackPocket (Hewitt)
  • Powerball: $1,000,000 & $50,000 won at Mirali Corporation (Secaucus) and Empire Liquors (Trenton) respectively

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