Harish Patel, who works at Preet Food Mart on Chews Landing Road in Lindenwold, said he sold what turned out to the lucky Quick Pick ticket to winner at around 10:30 p.m. Monday, just minutes before the big drawing.officials are hosting a press conference Tuesday to present the owner of Preet Food Mart with a $30,000 bonus check for selling the jackpot winner, but the name of the person who could claim a much larger lottery payout may never be known publicly.
that night. The winner claimed the prize anonymously. The ticket had a cash option of $24.8 million, according to Powerball officials. There have been 13 Powerball jackpots won in New Jersey since the game’s inception in 1992, according to lottery records.