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A lottery player in Somerset County won $310,801, in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Friday, May 22.

Meet Jersey, a 14-year-old Yorkie from Belle Mead. He was named one of New Jersey Lottery’s Top Dogs, which was launched earlier this month.

From scratch-offs to Powerball, four lottery players across South Jersey turned small bets into thousands last week.

WHO: The New Jersey Lottery is hosting a press conference to officially unveil and celebrate the winners of its “Jersey’s Top Dogs” contest after drawing thousands of entries from pet parents statewide. Eighteen dogs have been selected as the contest ...

A New Jersey lottery player just missed winning the Mega Millions on Tuesday, March 25. Two tickets, sold in New Jersey and California, matched the five white balls, but not the gold Mega Ball to win millions, according to the Mega Millions website.

A New Jersey lottery player is $5.9 million richer after he found a winning ticket, days away from expiring, in an old pair of pants. (Adobe Stock photo)

The New York Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. The games include New York Lotto, Millionaire for Life, Numbers, Win 4, Take 5, and Pick 10. Millionaire for Life is a multi-state lottery game available in 30 states and Washington,