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There were two winners - sold in California and Wisconsin, who will be splitting the $632.6 million jackpot - of the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 5, though six third-prize tickets were sold in New York, including one in Westchester.
The winning numbers for the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing were 06-14-25-33-46, with a Powerball of 17, according to the New York State Lottery.
Of the third-prize winners of $50,000, one was sold at the Food Mart in White Plains.
Other third-place winners were sold at:
- Stewart's Shops in Slingerlands;
- Blak Service Station in Brooklyn;
- 99 Cents Up Store in Astoria;
- PPL United Wine and Liquor in East Elmhurst;
- My Neighbors Grocery Store in Long Island City.
To win third prize, ticket buyers had to correctly pick four numbers plus the Powerball.
There were also two second-prize winners, each of whom purchased a ticket worth $1 million in Brooklyn and Ridgewood, NJ.
New York Lottery was reporting 162 fourth-place winners, who claimed a $100 prize for matching four numbers, and 414 fifth-place winners who also won $100 for matching three numbers and the Powerball.
Other prizes:
- Sixth place (matching three numbers): 9,607 winners for $7 each;
- Seventh place (matching two numbers and the Powerball): 8,046 winners for $7 each;
- Eighth place (one matching number and the Powerball): 60,764 winners for $4 each;
- Ninth place: (just the Powerball): 144,492 winners for $4 each.
The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The Powerball number is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. The next drawing is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 8 with a jackpot of at least $20 million.
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