15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and more

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Artist77 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:21:02 GMT

Exactly. No experienced lottery player should think they have to disclose what they are doing with the money. It is rather ignorant.

Of course, braggarts will never stop talking.

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Stat$talker — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:36:31 GMT

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hearsetrax — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:13:41 GMT

just happy they can remain anonymous hehehe

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Kate — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:35:03 GMT

From a conversation I once had with a New Jersey Lottery official, winners aren't obligated to share their story or plans. Instead, the impression I got is that some winners will freely volunteer info about their experience like a hey, why not? sort of thing since they figure they can remain anonymous under state law anyway. The Lottery sure doesn't mind

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Ranett — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:56:32 GMT

That would be one must see interview I would have to watch.

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GiveFive — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:17:47 GMT

The 15 anonymous winners who have come forward so far have disclosed a variety of ways they plan on using the winnings, from buying a home to paying off debts to covering medical expenses.

Does a winner have to tell the Jersey lottery their particular story or plans for the using the money when claiming a big prize?

If I was ever so lucky, they wouldn't get much out of me should they be brazen enough to ask me my story. It'd be nothing but one word answers from me. Hell, I might even t... [ More ]

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and more

Lottery Post — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:50:19 GMT

From birthday luck to dream-inspired intuition: NJ winners share their joyful tales

By Kate Northrop

The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a Night of Millionaires.

After the April 29 Powerball drawing produced 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, 15 out of 18 New Jersey lottery winners have claimed their winnings, each coming in w... [ More ]