Two New Jersey lottery players won $50,000 in Wednesday night's Powerball, according to the state's lottery announced on Friday. The tickets both matched four white balls and the Powerball to win the third-tier prizes. The winning tickets were sold at:

They were sold at Old Bridge Card Smart on Route 9 in Middlesex County and Archie’s Liquor on Main Avenue in Passaic, Passaic County. The winning numbers were 01, 06, 07, 13, 40, with the Powerball 05 and a Powerplay multiplier of 5X.

The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $196 million, with a cash option of $90.7 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia.

A dozen lottery players in New Jersey won $10,000 or more last week playing Powerball and New Jersey Lottery games.

There were also two winners in Ocean. A Powerball ticket hit for $150,000 after it was sold at HC Good Neighbor Pharmacy in Toms River on Nov. 18. The other, a $10,000 Loaded ticket, was sold at Country Farm in Whiting on Nov. 22. Overall, there were 12 people who won at least $10,000.

Powerball drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball winning numbers, live results for Wednesday’s $196M drawing Nov. 27, 2024, 10:45 p.m.

A lucky New Jersey lottery player hit a $1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Monday night. A ticket matched all five balls to win the $1,308,245 jackpot on Monday, Nov. 25, according to the New Jersey Lottery website.