Which county in New Jersey wins the most big lottery prizes?

As we celebrate a new year, the New Jersey Lottery took a look back at its 2024 winners.There were nearly 500 lottery players who won at least $10,000 in prizes last year - at least one in every county in the state.But if you want to win big in New Jersey, are some counties luckier than others?The NJ Lottery on Tuesday broke down its big winners by county. Hint, the county with the largest population had the most winners.Here's a look at the "luckiest" counties list with the number of $10,000 (or more) winners - population is included for reference:Bergen (961,932) - 54Middlesex (866,152) - 49Monmouth (641,370) - 42Hudson (708,563) - 42Essex (852,510) - 39Passaic (513,156) - 35Camden (529,743) - 31Burlington (427,233) - 30Ocean (662,731) - 30Morris (517,627) - 28Union (575,035) - 27Mercer (382,563) - 24Somerset (350,637) - 21Gloucester (310,079) - 13Atlantic (275,044) - 10Sussex (146,689) - 8Hunterdon (130,561) - 6Warren (111,601) - 5Cumberland (153,305) - 5Salem (65,519) - 3Cape May (93,815) - 1Biggest NJ winners in 2024In New Jersey, there were over 50 lottery players who won at least $1 million. Here's a look at some of Jersey's biggest wins of 2024:$1.128 billion, Mega Millions, March 26: ticket sold at ShopRite Liquor in Neptune (Monmouth County)$222.6 million, Powerball, June 10: ticket sold at Preet Food Mart in Lindenwold (Camden County)$30 million, Pick-6, March 28: two tickets sold at Wawa in Freehold (Monmouth County) and Quick Chek in Butler (Morris County) split the jackpot$4.9 million, Pick-6, May 13: two tickets sold at Mill Lane Tavern in Rockaway (Morris County)$4 million, Mega MIllions, July 23: ticket sold at Laurel Market in Hazlet Township (Monmouth County)$4 million, 200X Cash Blitz scratch-off, Oct. 26: Ticket sold at Sunoco Food Mart in Elmer (Salem County)$3 million, Pick-6, June 13: ticket sold at Masonville News and Food Store in Mount Laurel (Burlington County)$2.44 million, Jersey Cash 5, Oct. 3: Ticket sold at Wilson Avenue Deli in Port Monmouth (Monmouth County)$2 million, Powerball, Feb. 28: ticket sold at Smoker’s Outlet in Runnemede (Camden County)$2 million, Powerball, Dec. 20: ticket sold at Lucky & Deli in Nutley (Essex County)$2 million, Powerball, Dec. 24: ticket purchased by a Bergen County player through Jackpot.com.