TRENTON, N.J. — While no one hit the Powerball jackpot on New Year’s Day, two New Jersey players still celebrated significant wins, claiming $150,000 and $50,000 in the Jan. 1 drawing.
A ticket sold at Quick Check #174 on 370 North Ave East in Cranford, Union County, matched four white balls and the Powerball and included the Power Play multiplier, boosting the prize to $150,000. Another winning ticket, worth $50,000, was purchased at Nutley Newsstand, 251 Franklin Ave. in Nutley, Essex County.
The winning numbers for the drawing were 06, 12, 28, 35, 66, with the Powerball number being 26. The Power Play multiplier was 3X. Although no tickets matched all six numbers, the Powerball jackpot now rises to an estimated $200 million, with a cash value of $90.7 million, for the next drawing on Saturday.
In addition to the main drawing, players who participated in the Double Play option, an additional drawing for a $10 million cash prize, did not see a jackpot winner either. The Double Play numbers drawn were 08, 10, 25, 33, 66, and the Double Play Powerball was 20.
Powerball tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with drawings held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.