Hudson County lottery player kicks off new year with $3M Win for Life prize
Trenton, NJ – A Hudson County lottery player is starting the new year with a massive win after claiming the top prize in the Win for Life Scratch-Off game, worth $3 million.
The winning ticket was purchased at 502 Grocery and Deli, located at 502 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. The game’s top prize pays out $10,000 a month for 25 years. The winner also has the option to receive a lump-sum cash payment of $1,769,800.
This is the first top prize claimed in the current version of the Win for Life game (Game #01948), which launched in November. Two top prizes remain.
Other major Scratch-Off wins this week include a $250,000 prize from the $250,000 Crossword game, sold January 1 at Millennium Food Mart in Newark. Three top prizes remain in that $10 game.
On December 29, two $200,000 wins were claimed in the Merry Money Tree game. One ticket was sold at Wawa #433 in Somers Point, and the other at 7-Eleven #11036 in Oakhurst. All three top prizes in that $5 game have now been claimed.
The New Jersey Lottery has contributed nearly $34.7 billion to state programs since its inception in 1970, including funding for public pensions under a 30-year plan signed into law in 2017.
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Key Points
- Hudson County player won $3 million in the Win for Life Scratch-Off game
- Winning ticket was sold at 502 Grocery and Deli in Jersey City
- Prize pays $10,000 a month for 25 years or a $1.77 million lump sum
