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FILE - Powerball logo displayed on a phone screen and coins are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on June 14, 2022.

NEW JERSEY - A lucky lottery player in the Garden State just became a multimillionaire.

A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers during Wednesday night's drawing to claim the massive $847 million Powerball jackpot.

What we know:

The winning ticket was sold at the Wegmans Food Market located at 100 Farm View in Montvale. Because the store sold the jackpot-winning ticket, the retailer will receive a $30,000 bonus check from the New Jersey Lottery.

The winning numbers drawn on Wednesday were 15, 34, 41, 53, and 56, with a red Powerball of 21 and a Power Play multiplier of 2X.

The $847 million prize ranks as the ninth-largest in Powerball history. It comes less than three months after a ticket in Illinois won a $1.04 billion jackpot in August.…