New Jersey Lottery Instant Games Players

Chris Christie, Governor
Kim Guadagno, Lt. Governor
Carole Hedinger, Executive Director
Benefits Education and Institutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Judith L. Drucker, Public Relations Manager
Judith.Drucker@lottery.state.nj.us
Phone: (609) 826-7477
New Jersey Lottery Instant Games Players Claim More than
$7.3 Million in Top-tier Prizes in April
TRENTON, NJ – (May 13, 2014) – New Jersey Lottery Instant Games players won more than
$7.38 million in top-tier annuity prizes in April. The list was topped with the very first $2 million
winner from the $2,000,000 Mega Cash game. “The day began like every other,” said Robert
Hupta, “with a coffee and a couple of scratch off tickets.” But instead of buying his favorite
Spectacular Family of games ticket, he chose the $2,000,000 Mega Cash game. After all, he had
won $1000 playing the game just the week before. That decision earned him a trip to the Clover
room at Lottery headquarters to claim his $2,000,000 prize with a $1.375 million cash value.
Robert’s lucky retailer is Shoprite, 400 East Evesham Rd., Cherry Hill
in Camden County. The store received a $30,000 selling bonus.
Another lucky player this month was Jonathan. This college student
bought the $3 Win for Life ticket just in time because that game ended
on May 5. The ticket was purchased just hours before they were
removed from the store shelves in preparation for the game end.
Jonathan is working hard to earn a
college degree. The Win for Life
top-tier prize win will assist him in
funding his education goals. He
chose the cash option for the
ticket. Jonathan said he will also
be shopping for a house for his
family. His lucky retailer is A&A
Mini Market, 133 Montgomery St.,
Bloomfield in Essex County.
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In April, there were winners across the instant games brand categories. The top jackpot amount won
was from the “$2,000,000 Mega Cash” game with the $2,000,000 prize. The X family of games had
nine top winners including one $200,000 and four $20,000 “20X Cash” wins and four $10,000 “10x
Cash” wins. In total, there were 39 instant games winners this month.
Each time a player wins, so does the ticket-selling retailer. Retailers earn a 2.5 percent bonus on
each top-tier prize-winning instant ticket they sell, based on the jackpot amount, with a $30,000
maximum. In addition, when a retailer cashes a winning instant game or online game ticket (valued
at $599 or below), regardless of whether they sold it, they receive a 1.25 percent cashing
commission. This is in addition to the 5 percent commission on all the lottery tickets they sell. Thus
far in Fiscal Year 2014, retailers earned more than $15.4 million in commissions from selling,
cashing and incentive bonuses from instant and draw based Lottery games.
New Jersey residents benefit from Lottery funds generated by ticket sales. Lottery revenue supports
educational programs, grants and institutions across the State. Since its inception in 1970, the New
Jersey Lottery (NJLottery.net) has contributed more than $22 billion to the State in support of
education and institutions. As of April 30, the Lottery has contributed nearly $758 million in
support of its beneficiaries during Fiscal Year 2014. Among its beneficiaries are: veterans homes,
community and other colleges and universities, school nutrition programs, homes for the
developmentally disabled, psychiatric hospitals, higher education scholarship programs and the
Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf.
The chart on the following page lists the instant games and the lucky retailers, who sold top-tier
prizes valued at $10,000 and above, in April.
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APRIL 2014 INSTANT GAME TOP-TIER WINNING TICKETS
Selling Retailer Name
ShopRite #529
A & A Mini Market
Address
400 East Evesham Rd
133 Montgomery Street
City
Cherry Hill
Bloomfield
7-11 #10927
316 Cuthbert Blvd.
Westmont
Convenience America
Pleasure Bay Food Inc.
Cardboard
Mazies Liquor Store
Sweet Maria's Deli LLC
Speedy Mart
J & B Liquors
Shop Rite #522
Medina Supermarket
Quick Convenience Food Store
Jersey Pride
Kaival Mini Store
7-11 #2413-34240
Racestar Food Mart
Mike's Quick Stop
7-11 #20610 (N)
Crown Liquors
Tobacco Mart
Discount Liquor World
Paramount Drug
Hudson Gasoline Service Station
Super Stop Mini Mart
Country Farm
Power Gas
Cobblestone Hill Deli
3051 Route 23
225 Liberty Street
128 Elmora Avenue
4709-4711 Westfield Avenue
100 Elm Road
1175 Liberty Avenue
2352 Route 206
877 St. George Avenue
74 South 27th Street
2625 Woodbridge Avenue
642 J Newman Spring Rd.
168 Washington Avenue
486 South Washington Avenue
151 Washington Avenue
66 Market Street
1099 Route 1
711 East 1st Avenue
2111 Route 70 West
703 Route 130 North
54 Scott Street
100 Woodcliff Avenue
450 Broad Avenue
283 Egg Harbor Road
205 Sanford Street
287 Broad Street
3
Oak Ridge
Long Branch
Elizabeth
Pennsauken
Newark
Hillside
South Hampton
Woodbridge
Camden
Edison
Lincroft
Nutley
Piscataway
Carteret
Saddle Brook
Avenel
Roselle
Cherry Hill
Burlington
Riverside
North Bergen
Palisade Park
Sewell
East Orange
Carlstadt
Validation Number & Game Name
1211 - $2,000.000 Mega Cash
1150 - Win for Life
1204 - $150 Million Cash
Spectacular
1204 - $150 Million Cash
Spectacular
1134 - $100,000,000 Spectacular
1195 - Quarter Million Crossword
1210 - Silver/Gold/Platinum 7s
1221 - Money Match
1224 - 20X Money
1177 - $50,000 Lucky Streak
1177 - $50,000 Lucky Streak
1189 - Super Crossword
1200 - ZUMA
1201 - Big Money Spectacular
1214 - Power Play Crossword
1214 - Power Play Crossword
1214 - Power Play Crossword
1215 - Big Money Spectacular
1215 - Big Money Spectacular
1205 - Love to Win!
1172 - Crossword
1175 - 20x Cash
1175 - 20x Cash
1175 - 20x Cash
1175 - 20x Cash
1194 - Snow Me the Money
1203 - Crossword
1203 - Crossword
Prize
Amount
2,000,000.00
850,000.00
County
Camden
Essex
1,000,000.00
Camden
1,000,000.00
1,000,000.00
250,000.00
200,000.00
200,000.00
200,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
25,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
Passaic
Monmouth
Union
Camden
Essex
Union
Burlington
Middlesex
Camden
Middlesex
Monmouth
Essex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Bergen
Middlesex
Union
Camden
Burlington
Burlington
Hudson
Bergen
Gloucester
Essex
Bergen
Montgomery Deli Plus
7-11 #29430
7-11 #10964
Masonville News & Food Store
580 Montgomery Street
91 Broadway
1133 Cooper Street
241 Masonville Rd, Masonville square
Dollar Dream
Quick Mart
Wawa #986
Park Avenue Grocery
Stop & Shop #864
Charlie's Liquor Store
Exxon On The Run
532 Glassboro Rd
217 West Washington Avenue
885 Cranbury South River Rd
7001 Park Avenue
Rte. 206 & Orlando Dr.
1026 Gheysens Avenue
1824 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd
4
Jersey City
Elmwood Park
Edgewater Park
Mt. Laurel
Woodbury
Heights
Washington
Jamesburg
Guttenberg
Raritan
Vineland
Mercerville
1203 - Crossword
1203 - Crossword
1206 - Hit $50's
1162 - 10X Cash
1162 - 10X Cash
1162 - 10X Cash
1162 - 10X Cash
1190 - Classic Bingo
1190 - Classic Bingo
1190 - Classic Bingo
1190 - Classic Bingo
Total
20,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
7,385,000.00
Hudson
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Gloucester
Warren
Middlesex
Hudson
Somerset
Cumberland
Mercer