Winning Powerball ticket sold in Middlesex County

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The New Jersey Lottery has announced one lucky New Jersey player in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing won a $50,000 second-tier prize.

The ticket was sold at Little Store on Clinton Avenue in South Plainfield.

The winning numbers for the Wednesday, March 8, drawing were: 26, 27, 43, 61 and 69. The Red Power Ball number was 04. The Power Play was 3X. 14,426 New Jersey players took home an estimated $89,975 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300.

The Powerball jackpot rolls to $45,000,000 for the next drawing to be held Saturday, March 11, at 10:59 pm.

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