At last, a gambling change unrelated to Covid-19. The New Jersey Lottery is adding a new draw time, a new way to view drawings and a bigger jackpot for Jersey Cash 5.
New Jersey Lottery evening drawings will move from 7:57 to 10:57 p.m. daily. New Jersey Lottery Executive Director James Carey said the later time allows players more opportunity to get their tickets. The later time also coincides more closely with the Mega Millions and Powerball drawings, according to the Lottery Post.
Live drawings will be live-streamed on the Lottery’s Facebook page as opposed to broadcast television. But Mega Millions and Powerball drawings will still be aired on WABC-TV and WTXF stations.
The Jersey Cash 5 game has become a little harder to win, but the starting jackpot goes from an estimated $75,000 to a guaranteed $100,000. To support the larger jackpots, players will select five numbers from 1 to 45 instead of 1 to 43.
“The new matrix allows the New Jersey Lottery to offer bigger, guaranteed jackpots to our loyal Jersey Cash 5 players,” Carey said. “In 2019, we awarded jackpot prizes to more than 150 winners. With this change, we will still be able to award plenty of jackpots to players while ensuring the jackpots start bigger and climb faster.”
