Hamilton, NJ -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/27/2016 -- Early in January, the nation was caught up in Powerball fever as the jackpot reached a record-shattering high. Trying their luck against the one in 292 million odds, thousands of people rushed to buy tickets. In the state of New Jersey, there were no tickets sold that matched all six balls selected during the lottery drawing, which would have entitled the ticketholder to a share of a jackpot that exceeded one billion dollars. However, two ticketholders in New Jersey were favored with partial matches, winning them $2 million and $1 million respectively, and 46 other winners were granted $50,000 each.
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