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Winning $1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Fort Lee Still Unclaimed

Deadline to collect winnings looms for lucky ticket holder

Time is running out for the holder of a $1 million dollar winning Powerball ticket purchased in Fort Lee to claim their prize, according to lottery officials.


The ticket was bought at Hess Express store #30516, 2295 Route 4 East, the New Jersey Lottery said. Winning numbers were 05, 16, 22, 23 and 29 and the Red Powerball number was 6.


Winning numbers were drawn Nov. 28, 2012, giving the lucky ticket holder a year-long window to claim their loot before the prize expires.

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Only a short distance away in Hudson County, another $1 million Powerball ticket also remained unclaimed with the same winning numbers from the Nov. 28 drawing. That ticket was purchased at Park Avenue Grocery, 7001 Park Avenue, in Guttenberg.


Anyone with the winning tickets is urged to immediately sign the back of their ticket, call state lottery officials at 609-599-5801 or visit any lottery retailer.

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