Two New Jersey Pick-6 tickets bought at the same store split $4.9 million

Almost $5 million was up for grabs last night in the New Jersey Lottery Pick-6 game, and two lucky tickets walked away, splitting that jackpot.

The winning tickets

The two winning tickets in Morris County matched all six numbers drawn for the Monday, May 13, Pick-6 drawing. The winning numbers for the drawing were 2, 3, 4, 12, 20, and 26.

The winning tickets were both purchased at Mill Lane Tavern, located at 8 Mill Lane in Rockaway. For selling the winning tickets, the lucky retailer will receive two $10,000 bonuses, one for selling each winning ticket.

In a statement, Executive Director James Carey said:

Congratulations to our latest Pick-6 winners! Pick-6 jackpots are always exciting for us, and it is rare to see two jackpot-winning tickets sold at the same store.

Doubling down or two separate winners?

Until the winner or winners come forward and claim their prize, we have to wonder if it was one player feeling lucky with their numbers and doubling down for last night's drawing or if it was two separate players winning after purchasing the tickets from the same store.

Carey said:

This could be one lucky player that decided to double down on their ticket or two separate players with shared luck at the same store. Many players feel lucky with family birthdays, anniversaries, and other days on the calendar.

More winners crowned

Carey said when all the numbers come in under 30, as they did in last night's Pick-6 drawing, they expect a lot of winners, and that is what happened. Not only did they have two jackpot winners, but they also had 18 other players that matched five out of the six numbers, with 12 of those multiplying their prizes from $766 to $3.064.

Now that the jackpot was won last night, the Pick-6 jackpot reset to $2 million for the next drawing, which will take place on Thursday, May 16.

Other New Jersey Lottery draw game winners

The New Jersey Lottery also announced they had five players win draw game prizes of $10,000 or more for the week of May 6, 2024, through May 12, 2024. Those players took home the following prizes:

• $100,000 prize from Powerball drawing on May 8 - Winning ticket sold at Xpress Mart, located at 2778 S. Main Road in Vineland.
• $900,420 prize from Jersey Cash 5 drawing on May 11 - Winning ticket sold at AJ Seabra Supermarket Inc., located at 260 Lafayette Street in Newark.
• $900,420 prize from Jersey Cash 5 drawing on May 11 - Winning ticket sold at The Mart, located at 590 Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls.
• $100,000 prize from Powerball drawing on May 11 - Winning ticket sold at Colonia Convenience Food Store, located at 498 Inman Avenue in Colonia.
• $50,000 prize from Powerball drawing on May 11 - Winning ticket sold at Krauszers Food Store, located at 217 West Washington Avenue in Washington.

Enjoy playing the New Jersey Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.