Her Answered Prayer is Worth $5,000,000
Scratch-Offs Players Received More Than $106.2 Million in Prizes in July
TRENTON (Aug. 19, 2019) – Nonie Briggs of Bergenfield is a regular Lottery player who enjoys playing Scratch-Offs in her spare time. She periodically prays to her parents, who passed away, and has ended up with a few lucky numbers in the past. After praying to her mom for a blessing, she received a call asking her to work on the weekend to cover for a coworker. She agreed and stopped for breakfast on her way into work, picking up a $30 Lucky 7s Scratch-Offs ticket too.
She scratched the ticket and won a free ticket, so she redeemed it right away for a second ticket. The second ticket also was a “free ticket” winner, so she also redeemed that ticket. The third ticket was another winner – this time for $50!
After her third win, she bought one more ticket, pocketing the other $20 of her winnings. She scratched the fourth ticket while still in the store and started crying when she saw the prize this time. Nonie Briggs had just won $5,000,000! She had the retailer scan the ticket to confirm her win and began jumping up and down screaming when it was confirmed.
Nonie immediately called her husband and the rest of her family with the good news. When she told her husband, the phone went silent as he was in disbelief. Nonie said she and her family plan to invest and save the winnings for the future. Her lucky ticket was purchased at Oprandy’s Wine & Liquor on 481 North Dean St., Englewood in Bergen County.
New Jersey Lottery players claimed more than $106.2 million in prizes playing Scratch-Off games in July. Below is a listing of the top prizes over $10,000 won for the month.
| July 2019 Scratch-Offs Top-Tier Winner List | ||||||
| Name | Address | City | County | Game# | Game Name | Valid Amount |
| OPRANDY'S WINE & LIQUOR | 481 NORTH DEAN STREET | ENGLEWOOD | BERGEN | 1485 | $5,000,000 Lucky 7s | $ 5,000,000 |
| SPEEDY MART FOOD STORE | 197 SCOTCH ROAD PLAZA | EWING | MERCER | 1552 | Lucky Times 20 | $ 200,000 |
| PANTRY 1 FOOD MART | 479 OLD MARLTON PIKE | MARLTON | BURLINGTON | 1559 | 7 | $ 200,000 |
| WAWA #8360 | 1300 SYLVIA AVENUE | EWING | MERCER | 1559 | 7 | $ 200,000 |
| 7-ELEVEN #27890 | 222 DUTCH NECK ROAD | HIGHTSTOWN | MERCER | 1561 | High Card Poker | $ 150,000 |
| ABREU ENTERPRISES #1 | 144 LEWIS STREET | PERTH AMBOY | MIDDLESEX | 1537 | Super Crossword | $ 50,000 |
| REEL BP | 187-193 FRENCH STREET | NEW BRUNSWICK | MIDDLESEX | 1537 | Super Crossword | $ 50,000 |
| SCOTLAND ARMS LIQUORS | 711 - 713 SCOTLAND RD | ORANGE | ESSEX | 1490 | Big Money Spectacular | $ 30,000 |
| ARCHIE'S CORNER | 562 ELIZABETH AVENUE | ELIZABETH | UNION | 1496 | Super Tic Tac Toe | $ 30,000 |
| RINGWOOD WINE & LIQUORS | 130 SKYLINE DRIVE | RINGWOOD | PASSAIC | 1524 | Birthday Surprise | $ 25,000 |
| WATERGATE DELI | 4116 PACIFIC AVENUE | WILDWOOD | CAPE MAY | 1541 | Money Roll | $ 20,000 |
| WAWA #391 | 400 ROUTE 73 SOUTH | WEST BERLIN | CAMDEN | 1555 | Emerald 8s | $ 20,000 |
| KCC DOLLAR MART | 77 S. WASHINGTON AVENUE | BERGENFIELD | BERGEN | 1557 | Crossword | $ 20,000 |
| TONY'S DELI GROCERY | 755 HAMILTON AVE | TRENTON | MERCER | 1557 | Crossword | $ 20,000 |
| WAWA #391 | 400 ROUTE 73 SOUTH | WEST BERLIN | CAMDEN | 1558 | Summer Lucky Times 10 | $ 20,000 |
| BERKELEY CONVENIENCE STORE | 151 PLAINFIELD AVENUE | BERKELEY HEIGHTS | UNION | 1452 | $10,000 Bonus | $ 10,000 |
| MILLTOWN CONVENIENCE DELI & GR | 152 SOUTH MAIN STREET | MILLTOWN | MIDDLESEX | 1452 | $10,000 Bonus | $ 10,000 |
| Total | $ 6,055,000 | |||||
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