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A lottery player bought a Powerball ticket worth $50,000 for Wednesday’s drawing at a ShopRite in Ocean County. The third-prize ticket was sold at the supermarket on North County Line Road in Jackson, state lottery officials said. It matched four numbers plus the Powerball. The odds of winning a third prize of at least $50,000 are 913,129 to 1.
I saw the numbers on the TV, and I was in disbelief,” the winner told lottery officials. “I got out of bed and just started calling everybody.”
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Mega Millions draws on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $5 ticket are 1-in-290,472,336. The official Ohio Lottery site offers more information on instant tickets,
Robert Newman of Astoria, Queens, claimed the $1 million second prize on the New York Lottery’s Powerball game, according to officials. Newman matched the first five numbers drawn on Dec. 17, 2025. The winning numbers were: 25, 33, 53, 62, 66 and Powerball 17.