A Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket that hit the $1,521,040 jackpot was sold for Wednesday’s drawing at convenience store in Union County.
The lucky winner purchased the ticket at E Z Check Food Store on Saint Georges Avenue in Rahway, the New Jersey Lottery said Thursday.
Wednesday’s winning numbers were: 14, 20, 29, 30 and 45. The Bullseye number was 45 and the XTRA was 2.
No one hit the jackpot for nine straight days before Wednesday’s big win.
Thursday’s top prize rolls back to an estimated $150,000.
The odds of a $2 ticket matching all five numbers (between 1 and 45) are 1,221,759 to 1.
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