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A Monmouth County player won the final $1 million top prize in the $1,000,000 Spectacular game.

A Middlesex County player scored $500,000 in the Winter Ice $10 scratch-off.

The New Jersey Lottery continues to fund public programs and the state employee pension system.

Two lucky New Jersey Lottery players are celebrating big wins, one in Monmouth County and another in Middlesex County, after claiming top prizes totaling $1.5 million from two different scratch-off games.

What we know:

According to the New Jersey Lottery , a Monmouth County player won the last of four $1 million top prizes in the $1,000,000 Spectacular game. The winning $10 ticket was sold at Fine Fare Supermarket, 320 Third Avenue in Long Branch, and the win was reported on November 3.

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