NETCONG BOROUGH, N.J. (Morris County) — A Morris County lottery player won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket purchased at a Netcong gas station, according to the New Jersey Lottery.
The winning $20 ticket was purchased Friday, Nov. 6, at Netcong Valero, located at 10 Route 46 East, in the New Jersey Lottery’s $1 Million Premier CA$H Scratch-Off game.
The winner, described as a regular lottery player, chose to remain anonymous but shared his excitement after discovering the prize.
“I never thought I would win,” the winner said. “I scratched it off right there and I said, ‘Holy God, I think I won a million dollars!”
According to lottery officials, the winner plans to use the prize money to help pay off his house and purchase a car.
Two top prizes remain available in the $1 Million Premier CA$H Scratch-Off game.
The Morris County win follows several other major lottery prizes awarded in New Jersey earlier this month.
On Nov. 4, a ticket worth $847 million was sold at Wegmans Food Market, located at 100 Farm View in Montvale, Bergen County.
Another winning ticket in Bergen County, worth $717,734 in the Jersey Cash 5 game, was sold at Fort Lee Tiger Mart, located at 1616 Bergen Boulevard in Fort Lee.
