New Jersey man buys 2 winning lottery tickets

GARFIELD, N.J. - February 10, 2014

John Roland of Garfield bought two Jersey Cash 5 lottery tickets with the same numbers and won $292,935 with each ticket. He also matched four numbers on a third ticket, winning $515.

The Star-Ledger of Newark reports Roland told lottery officials he'll invest most of his winnings, which total more than $586,000.

A holder of a third winning ticker from the Dec. 12 drawing, which was purchased at the Garden State Parkway service area in Lacey Township, has yet to come forward.

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Information from: The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com

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