From a Bergen County jackpot worth nearly $850 million to a $1 million scratch-off in Morris County, New Jersey lottery players hit it big statewide.
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey just had the kind of lottery week people dream about, with 17 players landing prizes of at least $10,000, including a jaw-dropping $847 million Powerball jackpot sold at a Bergen County supermarket. The winning streak stretched from North Jersey to South Jersey, producing two additional million-dollar prizes and a $717,734 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot.
According to the New Jersey Lottery, the winning tickets were recorded between November 2 and November 8, with major prizes sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, liquor stores and gas stations across the state. The biggest payout came from Wegmans Food Market in Montvale, where a single ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing…