New Jersey lottery players lands $600,000 from scratch-off game ticket

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Published  October 1, 2025 9:51am EDT
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(Courtesy of New Jersey Lottery)

The Brief

    • A Bergen County player claimed $600,000 in the Colossal Crossword Scratch-Off.
    • A Mercer County player won $200,000 in the Deep Pocket game.
    • NJ Lottery profits support state programs, including the public employee pension system.

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. - A Bergen County player scored a $600,000 win on a New Jersey Lottery Scratch-Off ticket, officials announced Monday.

What we know:

The winning ticket was sold at Manor Sweet Shoppe, 112 Jackson Avenue in Rutherford, on Sept. 22.

Just a day later, a Mercer County player claimed the first of four $200,000 top prizes in the $5 Deep Pocket Scratch-Off. That ticket was sold at Welsh Farms, 92 Flock Road in Hamilton, on Sept. 23.

Both prizes are among the largest reported Scratch-Off wins in the state this week.

The Source: Information in this story is from the New Jersey Lottery.

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