Tickets sold in New Jersey and California won second-tier prizes Friday, while the jackpot will hit $62 million for Tuesday's drawing.

No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery. One ticket was sold matching five numbers in New Jersey and is worth $1 million. The numbers drawn in Wednesday evening’s Powerball lottery were 1,

While playing Powerball can be thrilling, it’s important to note the odds: the chances of winning the jackpot are 292,201,338-to-1, and the odds of matching all five white balls are 11,688,053-to-1.

The winning million-dollar ticket was sold at Variedades Ecualatinas on Ferry Street in Newark in Essex County, the New Jersey Lottery announced. In addition, other lottery players in NJ won $150,444 in prizes ranging from $4 to $400.

On Wednesday, a Passaic County lottery player won the $1,704,450 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, the New Jersey Lottery announced Thursday. The winning ticket, which matched all five numbers, was sold at the 7-Eleven on Pompton Turnpike in Little Falls. The retailer will receive a $2,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.

The New Jersey Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. Here’s a look at Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 winning numbers for each game: Midday: 6 - 6 - 4; Fireball: 9 Evening: 5 - 0 - 7;