Fords Mini-Mart Sells $257,146 Lottery Ticket

FORDS, NJ — A convenience store in Fords sold a lottery ticket this week that won $257,146 in the Tuesday night, April 6 drawing, the NJ state Lottery announced.

That convenience store is Fuel 4 Food Mart, at 251 New Brunswick Avenue in Fords.

A winner has not been publicly identified yet.

The ticket matched all five numbers, winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot. The winning numbers from Tuesday night were 9, 14, 16, 29, and 34 and the XTRA number was 2.

The store will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.

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