Two New Jersey Lottery Powerball Tickets Win $50k Each in Wednesday’s Drawing

In a stroke of luck, two Powerball players in New Jersey have won $50,000 each in Wednesday's drawing by matching four of the five white balls and the Power Ball.

The winning tickets were purchased from Horizon House Deli in Fort Lee and Power Gas in East Orange.

The winning Powerball numbers for the drawing were 03, 05, 09, 42, and 52, with the Red Powerball number being 11, and the Power Play was 2X.

The jackpot for the next drawing on April 8th has now increased to $186 million, offering a chance for even bigger winnings.

The New Jersey Lottery is a state-run lottery system that was established in 1970. It offers a variety of games, including scratch-offs and online games, but its most popular game is Powerball, a multi-state lottery game that has awarded billions of dollars in prizes since its inception.