Lucky 7-7-7 Hits in NJ Lottery, Thousands of Players Win Cash
What happens when a whole bunch of New Jersey residents all play the same lucky number and that number hits?
Well, the New Jersey Lottery has to pay out a record single-day prize amount.
Thursday night in the lottery's Pick 3 game, the winning numbers were 7-7-7. On top of that, the Fireball number was also the number 7.
What that meant was a big payday for a lot of lottery players.
Lottery officials say 2,862 played the 7-7-7 straight combinations and they all won.
The total payout to all winners is over $1 million - the highest single-day payout in lottery history.
James Caret, Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery says,
We are excited that our Pick-3 players found luck in 7-7-7 and want to congratulate all the winners on their big payouts. We encourage all players to keep playing and trying their luck with this exciting game.
