Gas station stop turns into $634K win for NJ lottery player

Somerset County player hits $634K Jersey Cash 5 jackpot with lucky ticket

Trenton, NJ — A Somerset County resident is starting the year off with a six-figure windfall after winning the $634,313 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot in Friday night’s drawing, New Jersey Lottery officials announced.

The winning ticket matched all five numbers — 13, 25, 38, 39, and 41 — securing the second-largest Jersey Cash 5 prize of 2026 so far. The Bullseye number was 39, and the XTRA multiplier was 02.

The ticket was sold at Raritan Oil, located at 40 East Somerset Street in Raritan, which will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning entry.

In addition to the jackpot, 25 other players matched four out of five numbers and the Bullseye to win $500 each. Of those, three players doubled their winnings to $1,000 by adding the XTRA feature to their tickets.

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The Jersey Cash 5 jackpot has now reset to $150,000 for the next drawing.

Key Points

  • A Somerset County player won the $634,313 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday night
  • The winning ticket was sold at Raritan Oil in Raritan, NJ
  • 25 additional players won secondary prizes, with some boosted by XTRA

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