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Lucky Duck: $1,000,000 Lottery Prize Claimed By Capital Region Woman

A woman from the region has claimed a winning lottery prize worth $1 million.

A winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 for the Saturday, April 8, drawing was purchased in West Babylon, at the Shell Food Mart on Straight Path.

A winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 for the Saturday, April 8, drawing was purchased in West Babylon, at the Shell Food Mart on Straight Path.

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Saratoga County resident Patricia Van Buren, of Clifton Park, hit it big on the Powerball drawing held July 5, matching five numbers and clinching the second prize, New York Lottery announced.

Van Buren received a lump sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings.

The lucky ticket was purchased in Clifton Park, at the Halfmoon Sunoco on Route 146.

New York’s Powerball game generated over $516.8 million in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023, according to lottery officials.

Of that, school districts in Saratoga County received over $48.8 million in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.

Players can check their tickets any time on the New York Lottery website.

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