$1 million winner picked at New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay. Here's who won
A Middlesex County man walked away with a $1 million on Friday at the New Jersey Lottery's Million Dollar Replay drawing at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City Hotel, Casino and Marina.
'They called my name and I didn't know what hit me. I just won a million dollars, and I can't believe it,' Joe DeSanto said. 'Maybe I can retire a little earlier.'
Fourteen other players (see the list below) won between $10,000 to $100,000 on Friday as part of the Million Dollar Replay, which players entered by submitting non-winning scratch-off tickets online. Each quarter, 100 people were picked and given a $250 prize and an entry into Friday's second-chance drawing.
'I look forward to this event every year. The energy that was in this room was incredible. It is always a highlight of my career to celebrate people on what is one of the happiest days of their lives," said James Carey, New Jersey Lottery Executive Director.
Also awarded on at the Friday's event, which was streamed live on the New Jersey Lottery's Facebook page, were one $5,000 prize, five $1,000 prizes, five Scratch-Off packs valued at $300 each and five gift baskets.
$1 million: Daniel DeSanto, Middlesex County
$100,000: Daniel Brown, Essex County
$100,000: Diane Hackney, Passaic County
$50,000: Duane Sulo, Ocean County
$50,000: Charles Strine, Cumberland County
$50,000: Francisco Flores, Passaic County
$25,000: Florence Novatkowski, Ocean County
$25,000: Pat Bailey, Cumberland County
$25,000: Samuel Kyeremeh, Hudson County
$25,000: Ernesto Luna, Hudson County
$10,000: Louie Cortazzo, Union County
$10,000: Sharon Riggi, Passaic County
$10,000: Judith Redd, North Carolina
$10,000: Inez Ponton, Bergen County
$10,000: William Hays, Union County
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: $1 million winner picked at NJ Lottery Million Dollar Replay
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