Check Your Shoebox — $1.5M NJ Lottery Ticket Nears Expiration

Did you buy a New Jersey Lottery Jersey Cash 5 ticket about a year ago in Atlantic City and put it aside somewhere?

If so, it's quite possible that your ticket was a big jackpot winner that is now in danger of expiring.

In a press release, the New Jersey Lottery urged players to check their tickets for the one worth a $1,517,632 Jersey Cash 5 prize that is set to expire.

New Jersey Lottery players have one year from the draw date to claim their prizes before they become void.

$1.5 NJ Million Lottery Ticket Will Soon Expire

The New Jersey Lottery says a $1,517,632 Jersey Cash 5 prize will expire on March 25, 2026, exactly one year after the ticket was purchased at La Bodega, 2501 Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City.

The NJ Lottery even points out a similar situation last year involving a Mercer County player who found a discarded four-month-old Mega Millions ticket.

After checking the numbers, the player realized it was worth $1 million.

That's what I call a good find.

Find That Ticket!

If you have ever purchased lottery tickets at La Bodega, in the Ducktown neighborhood of Atlantic City, then you need to pull out the shoebox where you keep your old lottery tickets and give a good look for that $1.5 million Jersey Cash 5 ticket!

The Jersey Cash 5 winning numbers for Tuesday, March 25, 2025, were: 01, 04, 30, 39, and 41 with Xtra: 02 and Bulleseye: 30.