According to the New Jersey Lottery, the winner found the golden ticket in an old pair of pants.
TRENTON, N.J. — A lucky New Jersey lottery winner is $5.9 million richer after he found a winning ticket hidden in an old pair of pants.
this New Jersey Lottery said its announcement in late April of unclaimed tickets from the May 22, 2025 Pick-6 drawing gave players momentum. He decided to talk to an employee at the store where he purchased his tickets, a place he frequented. Employees had no idea who the winner was, only that some of their regulars picked Pick-6 and told him to double check his old ticket.
The New Jersey Lottery said the player searched his house, checking every spot he might have missed in previous searches.
“He checked every corner, eventually checking his closet and checking every possible pants pocket,” the lottery said in a news release. “After checking several pairs of pants, he finally found a crumpled Pick-6 ticket from last May.”
When the player arrived at the New Jersey Lottery office on May 14, his ticket expired in eight days.
The ticket was purchased at the Eisenhower Exxon Company, 550 Eaglerock Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey. The winning numbers are 20-21-30-31-42-44.
“The New Jersey Lottery continues to remind players to check their tickets,” the lottery said. “While unclaimed jackpot prizes are rare, many small prize tickets sit unclaimed in drawers and pockets for months or years and can be redeemed for cash.”
