Staff Report

TRENTON – A winning lottery ticket worth $21 million was purchased from Highland General Store, 111 Highland Lakes Rd., Highland Lakes in Sussex County and a '$1,000 a Week for Life' winning ticket was sold at a second Sussex County location.

The New Jersey Lottery announced today the top prize from the MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game was won in Friday night's drawing, which also triggered 14 $1 million winners.

A lucky player in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus one Property number in the Nov. 7 drawing, earning the ticket holder a top prize of $21 million.

Carole Hedinger, New Jersey Lottery executive director said, "How appropriate that New Jersey, home of the iconic Atlantic City locations upon which the Monopoly game was created, sold the first MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game Top Prize winning ticket. I look forward to placing the emblematic top hat on the winner's head when he or she comes into Lottery headquarters to claim the prize."

The MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB lottery game debuted October 19. Its unique play style features three ways to win $1 million. Players can win the top prize that is capped at $25 million. Once that top prize is won, a separate drawing that awards a minimum of 10 Millionaires' Club prizes of $1 million each is conducted. Each week the top prize is not won, the number of $1 million prizes increases.

Players will also have a chance at a $1 million prize on the upcoming national primetime "MONOPOLY MILLIONAIRES' CLUB" TV show, which will debut in February. The show will feature an audience of players who have been randomly selected after completing MONOPOLY-themed Property Sets by entering the web codes from their tickets at www.playmmc.com.

Selected players will be flown to Las Vegas where the show will be taped, and will receive a five-day, four-night stay for two plus spending money in Las Vegas. Billy Gardell, star of "Mike & Molly," will serve as the host of the show.

Another Sussex County store sells $1,000 a Week for Life winning ticket

A second Sussex County store was a winning lottery location; this time, in the The CASH4LIFE lottery game.

The New Jersey Lottery announced Charles Hope, a second-prize winning ticketholder, came to lottery headquarters to claim his $1,000 a Week for Life prize.

Hope, a Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania resident, works in New Jersey and has a daily commute of more than 200 miles roundtrip.

During his commute, he makes a regular morning stop at Hainesville General Store, 283 Route 206 South, Branchville in Sussex County, where he purchased the winning ticket, according to a news release from the New Jersey Lottery. His ticket matched all five white ball numbers to win the CASH4LIFE second-prize of $1,000 a Week for Life from the Thursday, October 16 drawing.

The winning numbers were: 12, 13, 20, 28 and 45. Cash Ball: 04. The store will receive a $10,000 commission for selling the lucky ticket. Store owner Megan Horst said, "We're thrilled that we sold a million dollar ticket and we hope that it brings great happiness to the recipient."

The game launched on June 13, 2014 and has awarded New Jersey players more than $25 million in cash prizes. In addition to the "For Life" prizes, the CASH4LIFE game offers seven prize levels ranging from $2 up to $2,500.

CASH4LIFE tickets are available exclusively in New Jersey and New York. Players select five numbers from a field of one through 60, and then select a "Cash Ball" from a field of one through four. Drawings are held on Monday and Thursday at approximately 9 p.m.

Phillipsburg ticket takes $451,673 prize

One Warren County ticket won the Jersey Cash 5 $451,673 jackpot for the Saturday, Nov. 8 drawing. The Warren County ticket was purchased at the Mini Mart, 1312 US Highway 22 East, Phillipsburg.

Executive Director Hedinger said the winning ticket was the only one sold for Saturday's drawing that matched all five numbers drawn. The winning numbers were: 01, 19, 22, 27 and 28.

"We are thrilled that the winning jackpot ticket was sold at the Mini Mart," said Hedinger. "For selling this ticket, the retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000. Overnight, it has become one more 'lucky location' for the very fortunate lottery winner."

Hedinger also noted that 4,592 other players won $104,894 in cash prizes in the Saturday drawing. For correctly picking four numbers, 130 players won cash prizes of $395 each, and for correctly matching three numbers, 4,462 players won $12 each.

$10,000 winning ticket sold at Quick Chek in Hopatcong

In the $202.6 million Powerball jackpot drawing held on Saturday, Nov. 8, there were three $10,000 third prize New Jersey Lottery tickets sold that matched 4 white balls and the Powerball.

Those winning tickets were sold at the following locations:

Quick Chek #17, 40 Lakeside Blvd., Hopatcong in Sussex County

Shop Rite of Hackensack, 500 South River St., Hackensack in Bergen County

7-Eleven #39467, 565 Tonnelle Ave., Jersey City in Hudson County.

The winning numbers were: 09, 19, 33, 38 and 54. The Red Power Ball number was 15. The Multiplier number was 03.

For complete list of New Jersey Lottery winning numbers, visit www.NJLottery.com.