Two Powerball Tickets Worth $10K Sold In Ocean County

While most of us woke up this morning to find out that we were not the among the trio of winners of the Powerball jackpot, two lucky people who bought tickets in Ocean County have a $10,000 windfall coming to them.

New Jersey lottery officials announced that 10 New Jersey Powerball ticketholders won the third-place prize of $10,000, including the person who bought a ticket at the 7-Eleven at 217 Route 70, Lakehurst. A $10,000 winning ticket also was sold at the Minit Stop, 440 Chandler Rd., Jackson.

The jackpot of $564.1 million had three winning tickets, sold in North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico, according to a news release. In addition, one New Jersey player matched all five white balls for a $1 million prize.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Feb. 11 drawing were: 11, 13, 25, 39, and 54. The Red Power Ball number was 19. The Multiplier number was 03.

In addition to the Garden State’s $1 million and $10,000 winners, 314,975 other New Jersey players took home $1,637,769 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, according to lottery director Carole Hedinger.

The $1 million dollar ticket was purchased in Morris County at Florham Park Liquors, 184 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, according to a news release.

The other eight locations where $10,000 tickets were sold are:

• Burlington County: Country Farm, 2911 Route 73 So., Maple Shade;
• Hunterdon County: Quick Point Deli & Convenience, 8 Reading Rd., Flemington;
• Middlesex County: Main Liquor, 533 Main St., South Amboy;
• Middlesex County: Quick Chek #2, 191 Stelton Rd., Piscataway;
• Middlesex County: Wegmans Food Markets Inc., 15 Woodbridge Center Dr., Woodbridge;
• Monmouth County: Rugmill Deli & Convenience, 20-A Jackson St., Freehold;
• Morris County: Minute Mart, 3 Netcong Rd., Budd Lake;
• Somerset County: The Wine Rack, 572A Allen Rd., Basking Ridge.