$847M Powerball winner remains a mystery – as New Jersey lottery officials urge players to check their tickets

Source: New York Post

The $847 million Powerball winner in New Jersey remains a mystery, with officials urging lottery players to check their tickets to see if they won the second-largest jackpot in the state’s history. The winning ticket was purchased Tuesday morning from an automated machine at Wegmans Food Market in the tony town of Montvale — where the median household income is $178,000. “I think I’m here to declare that New Jersey is the luckiest state in the United States,” James Carey, the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, told reporters on Thursday.