Ticket buyer in Hudson County won state’s largest jackpot

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001 | 10:03 a.m.

The drawing held Thursday night was worth $48.9 million. The winner had not come forward as of Friday, Lottery Director Virginia Haines said.

The previous record jackpot was $46.2 million drawn on Oct. 30, 2000. That was won by a Newark resident.

Lottery officials changed the Pick 6 game in September in an effort to boost the jackpots. The game matrix increased from 46 to 49 numbers.

Lottery officials also instituted a fixed prize of $3 for matching three of six numbers, eliminated the bonus draw and extended the annuity period from 25 to 30 years.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing were: 8-11-27-38-41-49.

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