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The back-to-back jackpot trend is continuing, and Connecticut is the latest to join the streak. After a $100,000 Cash5 win on Tuesday night, another lucky player won the jackpot just one night later.
These jackpot wins follow a weekend where Jersey Cash 5 saw two big jackpot wins back-to-back, and recent weeks also featured consecutive winners in Mississippi, Ohio, and Michigan. The jackpot fever is spreading — will your state be next?
Back-to-back wins in Connecticut
The winning in Connecticut started on Tuesday night. The winning numbers for that December 10, 2024, Cash5 drawing were 3, 6, 8, 18, and 20.
One lucky ticket matched all five of the numbers drawn to win the $100,000 jackpot. That winning ticket was purchased at Sam’s News, located at 60 Access Road in Stratford. The lucky winner has until June 8 to claim their prize.
The winning continued on Wednesday night, as the winning numbers for that December 11, 2024, drawing were 8, 22, 26, 31, and 35.
One lucky ticket matched all of the numbers drawn to win the $100,000 jackpot for that night. The winning ticket was purchased at The Bottle Club, located at 1065 Middletown Ave. in Northford. This lucky winner has until June 9 to claim their prize.
In general, Cash5 has been pretty lucky for players in 2024. These back-to-back wins mark the 43rd and 44th jackpot winners of the year.
Back-to-back wins in New Jersey
Over the past weekend, players in New Jersey also saw back-to-back jackpot wins for their Jersey Cash 5 draw game.
The winning started on Friday, December 6, when one ticket matched all five of the numbers drawn to win the $1.88 million prize. The winning numbers for that draw were 7, 21, 28, 31, and 38, and the XTRA number was 2 with the Bullseye number being 31.
The winning ticket was purchased at Silverton Buyrite, located at 1922 Hooper Ave. in Toms River.
Things didn’t stop there in New Jersey, as the winning continued the next night. On Saturday, December 7, another lucky player matched all five of the numbers drawn to win the jackpot for that night, which was $150,000.
The winning numbers for Saturday night’s drawing were 14, 16, 27, 30, and 35, with the XTRA number being 3 and the Bullseye number being 35. The winning ticket was purchased at 7-Eleven, located at 67 E. Ridgewood Ave. in Paramus.
Back-to-back wins in Mississippi
The winning streak started in Mississippi, as two lucky players won back-to-back jackpots playing the Match 5 draw game.
The first big winner matched all of the winning numbers drawn to win the $488,449 jackpot on Tuesday, December 3. The winning numbers for that drawing were 4, 9, 11, 28, and 30. The winning ticket was purchased at MM Food Mart located in Jackson.
The very next night, Wednesday, December 4, another lucky ticket matched all of the winning numbers drawn to win the $50,000 jackpot. The winning numbers for that drawing were 10, 12, 13, 17, and 35, with the winning ticket being purchased at Circle K located in Yazoo City.
Both of the winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.
Consecutive wins in Michigan and Ohio
Players in Michigan had a lucky week recently, as they had two jackpot winners for the Lotto 47 draw game in one week.
The winning started on Wednesday, November 27, when one lucky ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn — 8, 10, 20, 21, 34, and 35 — to win the $2.86 million jackpot that night. The winning ticket was purchased at Coit Libation Station, located at 3700 Coit Avenue NE in Grand Rapids.
One week later, the winning continued. Another lucky ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn — 2, 10, 13, 24, 29, and 46 — for the Wednesday, December 4, drawing to win the $1.05 million jackpot. That winning ticket was purchased at Maple Drugs, located at 1949 Wayne Road in Westland.
As Lottery USA reported yesterday, a couple in Ohio recently enjoyed winning the lottery twice in the same day! After months of playing the Pick 5 game, the couple won on back-to-back drawings to win over $25,000 in one day.
Enjoy playing the lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.
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