The Hooper Avenue Shell station, where a large lottery jackpot ticket was a sold. (Credit: Google Maps)
New Jersey Lottery officials said one of its largest awards for a scratch-off ticket was sold in recent days at a gas station in Toms River.
The $1 million prize – the highest possible – was linked to a ticket sold at the Shell gas station at 1299 Hooper Avenue on April 1, 2025. The scratch-off game was the “$1,000,000 Ultimate Spectacular” game, which has seen just one other grand prize winner (in Perth Amboy) since being added to the lotter’s offerings. The station in question is located just outside the rear driveway to the Ocean County Mall near Oak Avenue.
The game premiered in October 2024 and sells for $30 per ticket, each with five chances to match numbers and symbols that can produce a win. There are nine chances statewide to win the grand prize, seven of which still remain after the Toms River win.
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