Passaic County Lottery Player Wins $50K

PATERSON, NJ — A lottery ticket sold in Paterson netted one Powerball player big winnings, but someone else won even bigger over the weekend.

Two New Jersey lottery players won third-tier prizes worth $50,000 this weekend, but one Florida ticket holder won the $285.6 million jackpot in Saturday's drawing.

The winning New Jersey tickets world at these locations:

• Morris County: Shoprite Liquors of Wharton, 306 Route 15, Wharton
• Passaic County: Joe’s Liquor Store, 328 11th Ave., Paterson

The winning numbers for the Saturday, June 5, drawing were: 44, 52, 54, 64, and 69. The Red Power Ball number was 26. The Multiplier number was 03.

More than 34,000 New Jersey players took home an estimated $197,269 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300.

The Powerball jackpot resets to $20,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Wednesday at 10:59 p.m.

Keep up to date with what's happening in your community by subscribing to your local Patch newsletter here.