Check your tickets: Winning $847 million Powerball ticket sold in New Jersey

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Nov 5, 2026
It is a lot of money, and we'll break that down in a moment.
All I know is it's none of us because we're all here at work,
and Lauren Dew is off today, though.
You know, somebody better call Lauren,
find out if she's ever coming back.
But right now, we don't know who won this lottery.
We would like to think it's a New Jersey,
and the winning ticket was sold here in New Jersey.
We're talking about an $847 million jackpot.
Yeah, that will get you to that island Nick was talking about.
You take a look at the winning numbers, you know,
just in case you have a ticket in your pocket
And you...
Don't know that you've won yet.
There you go.
15, 34, 41, 53, and 56.
Red Powerball, 21.
Power Play Multiplier was 2.
According to the folks at Powerball,
here are the options the winner has.
They could choose a one-time payment of a little over $363 million
or an annuity paid out.
over 29 years. I'm getting all choked up over this.
This is the ninth largest Powerball prize
ever and second largest this year. Now, get this.
The odds of winning were estimated to be one in
292.2 million. That, according to the lottery.
So, you hear the phrase,
I'm one in a million shot all the time. How about one in a 2.2 million?
Let me look at it again. 92.2 million.
So somebody is really, really, really lucky.
You know, they could be sitting right back there.
They could be up in Sussex County,
maybe down in Cape May. Maybe they're not even in Jersey.
Maybe they came across the river,
bought a ticket, went back.
We'll wait to hear more from Powerball about this and the winner.
If we ever do find out who the winner is, we get that information.
We'll pass it along. If you did
Give me a call, News 12, we'll stop by,
do a little interview, have a little coffee.
We can even hide your identity if you like.
We're live in Edison, Tony Caputo, News 12, New Jersey.
