TRENTON — When coworkers at the 7-11 told Luis Sandoval that he had sold last week’s $429 million winning Powerball ticket, he didn’t believe it at first. “When they texted me, I thought they were messing with me,” Sandoval, 20, who lives and works in Trenton, said in a phone interview from the Chambers Street convenience… Read the rest of this entry »
The New Jersey lottery announced on Sunday that the sole winning ticket for the $429 million Powerball jackpot was sold by a Mercer County retailer. The exact location will be announced on Monday May 9th after security measures are in place, according to the NJ Lottery statement.
The winning numbers are 5, 25, 26, 44, 66 and the Poweball number is 9.
Posted: May 8th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: New Jersey, News, Powerball lottery | Tags: New Jersey, Powerball Lottery, Powerball winner | Comments Off on Winning $429M Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey
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