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Middlesex County player wins $600,000 top prize on new NJ Lottery scratch-off

Milltown, NJ – A lucky Middlesex County resident is $600,000 richer after claiming the first top prize in the New Jersey Lottery’s newly released Crossword Xtreme scratch-off game.

The winning $30 ticket was purchased at Milltown Convenience, located at 152 South Main Street in Milltown. The prize is the first of three $600,000 top prizes available in Game #01968, which launched during the week of January 12.

The New Jersey Lottery confirmed the win on Saturday, marking the largest scratch-off prize awarded statewide so far this month.

Two additional top prizes of $600,000 remain in circulation for the Crossword Xtreme game.

Since the Lottery’s launch in 1970, it has contributed nearly $34.7 billion to the state, with current profits directed toward the public employee pension system under a 30-year funding agreement signed into law in 2017.

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Key Points

Middlesex County player won $600,000 on a $30 Crossword Xtreme scratch-off ticket
Ticket was sold at Milltown Convenience on South Main Street
Two of the game’s three top prizes remain unclaimed

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