{"id":11103,"date":"2017-06-09T03:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T07:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=11103"},"modified":"2017-06-09T03:11:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T07:11:20","slug":"brick-lottery-winner-joked-about-his-prize-before-checking-his-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2017\/06\/brick-lottery-winner-joked-about-his-prize-before-checking-his-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Lottery Winner Joked About His Prize Before Checking His Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joseph Shafto Jr. of Brick and his $50,000 lottery winnings. (Photo: New Jersey Lottery)<\/p><\/div>\n

Occasionally, New Jersey lottery officials highlight some of the winners of their smaller jackpots. As the next drawing of the multi-state Powerball pot grows to an estimated $435 million, with a cash value of $273.1 million, making it the 8th largest in the game\u2019s history, the state also shed some light on some winners who took home a piece of the action as the jackpot ballooned.<\/p>\n

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The Feb. 18 Powerball drawing created one new millionaire and four $50,000 prizewinners in New Jersey; Joseph Shafto Jr. of Brick, was one of the $50,000 prize claimants. He typically wagers a few dollars playing Mega Millions and Powerball. Coincidentally, the da Shafto bought his $2 single-board Quick Pick Powerball ticket on the Thursday before the drawing, he joked with\u00a0his fianc\u00e9e and her mother over lunch about what he would do if the ticket was a winner.<\/p>\n

That Sunday, Shafto checked his ticket and realized that he had won $50,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knew that it was his turn to smile,\u201d lottery spokeswoman Judith Drucker said.<\/p>\n

Shafto plans to use this money to pay off some bills and to provide tuition funds. His lucky retailer is Wine World, located at 2085 Route 88 in Brick.<\/p>\n

The next Powerball drawing will be on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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