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Big Win: $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Northern Westchester Store Big Win: $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Northern Westchester Store
Big Win: $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Northern Westchester Store Three people are each tens of thousands of dollars richer after winning Powerball tickets were sold in stores on Long Island and in Westchester. Chiefs fans aren’t the only winners coming out of this weekend, according to New York Lottery officials. Multiple third-place-winning Powerball tickets, worth $50,000 each, were sold in the state for the Saturday, Feb. 10 drawing in Suffolk and Westchester counties: Waverly Express Mart, located at 1106 Waverly Avenue in Holtsville 7-Eleven, located at 112 Route 100 in Somers A third ticket, worth the same amount, was sold in Manhattan at a new…

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by Sophie Grieser
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New Multi-Millionaire: Westchester Man Wins $5M NY Lottery Scratch-Off Prize New Multi-Millionaire: Westchester Man Wins $5M NY Lottery Scratch-Off Prize
New Multi-Millionaire: Westchester Man Wins $5M NY Lottery Scratch-Off Prize A man is rolling in it after purchasing a winning New York Lottery scratch-off ticket worth several million dollars, lottery officials announced.  Westchester County resident Raymond Yancey, of Yonkers, claimed a $5 million top prize from the Cash Royale scratch-off game, lottery officials just announced.  The winning ticket was bought in White Plains at the ShopRite supermarket located at 29 Mamaroneck Ave., officials added.  Instead of going for a lump sum payment, Yancey instead decided to receive his prize in the form of 20 annuitized payments of $158…

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by Ben Crnic
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Jackpot: Long Island Man Claims $1M Lottery Prize Jackpot: Long Island Man Claims $1M Lottery Prize
Jackpot: Long Island Man Claims $1M Lottery Prize This lucky Long Island man has a million reasons to be smiling. Tarig Osman, of Deer Park, claimed a $1 million prize after hitting the jackpot on the “Millionaire Maker” scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced. Osman snagged the ticket in Deer Park at Jai Maharaj, located at 474 Grand Boulevard. He took home $651,000 after paying taxes. Scratch-off games generated over $4.4 billion in sales last year, lottery officials said. Of that, school districts in Suffolk County received more than $359 million in Lottery Aid to Education funds. Players can check their tickets on the New York …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Supermarket Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Supermarket
Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Supermarket Winner winner, chicken dinner! A top-prize Take 5 Midday ticket from the Saturday, Jan. 20 drawing was sold at a Freeport supermarket, according to New York Lottery officials. Worth $6,186.50, the ticket was purchased at Compare Foods (Gala Foods Supermarket), which is located at 111 West Merrick Road. The prize can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39, with drawings televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the New York Lottery contributed $3.7 billion to help support education i…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Cha-Ching: Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At This Long Island Store Cha-Ching: Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At This Long Island Store
Cha-Ching: Lotto Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At This Long Island Store One lucky person is nearly 10 grand richer after a winning lottery ticket was sold at a convenience store on Long Island, lottery officials said. The top-prize-winning ticket was sold at the Double Diamond Food Mart in Hempstead, located at 196 Henry Street, the New York State Lottery announced on Friday, Jan. 19. Worth $9,334.50, the Take 5 Midday ticket was part of the Thursday, Jan. 18 drawing. Take 5 tickets are drawn from a field of one to 39, with drawings televised twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Draw prizes can be claimed for up to one year from the original drawing d…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Yowza: NY Man Claims $10M Lottery Prize Yowza: NY Man Claims $10M Lottery Prize
Yowza: NY Man Claims $10M Lottery Prize An incredibly lucky New York man is starting the new year off with a much fatter bank account. Long Island resident Mack Peoples, of Brentwood, claimed a top prize on the “$10,000 A Week For Life” scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced. The ticket guarantees a minimum payout of $10 million. Peoples opted to take a single lump sum payment totaling $4,224,667 after paying taxes. He snagged his golden ticket at a 7-Eleven store located in Bay Shore, at 1375 Brentwood Road. As of Friday, there were still two top prizes remaining on the “$10,000 A Week For Life” ticket. Players can che…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Jackpot! $20K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island King Kullen Jackpot! $20K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island King Kullen
Jackpot! $20K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island King Kullen A winning lottery ticket worth over $20,000 was sold at a grocery store on Long Island. The top-prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket – worth $20,972 – was sold in Center Moriches, at the King Kullen store located at 552 Main Street. It was sold for the midday drawing held on Friday, Jan. 5, New York Lottery announced. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Convenience Store Could you be the lucky winner? A top-prize winning Take 5 lottery ticket was sold at a Wantagh convenience store, New York Lottery officials announced on Friday, Jan. 5. Sold at AIM Petroleum, located at 1442 Wantagh Avenue, the winner’s prize is $18,252.00. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39 and drawings are televised two times daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Lottery officials reminded players that any winning prizes can be claimed up to one year after the drawing date. During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the New York State Lottery contributed $3.7 billion to …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Northern Westchester Man Wins $5M In NY Lotto Northern Westchester Man Wins $5M In NY Lotto
Northern Westchester Man Wins $5M In NY Lotto Christmas came early for this lucky New York Lottery winner. Northern Westchester County resident William Ciringione, of of Yorktown Heights, won big when he claimed his scratch-off prize, lottery officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 21. The massive $5 million prize, which he won on the Cash X100 scratch-off game, was sold at the 7-Eleven, located at 1949 Commerce St. in Yorktown Heights. Ciringione took his prize as a lump sum, totaling $3,255,000 after the required withholdings. Two top Cash X100 prizes are left as of publication. The New York State Lottery reminded players…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Million-Dollar Winner: Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store Million-Dollar Winner: Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store
Million-Dollar Winner: Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store Christmas came early for one lucky Long Islander. The New York Lottery announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19 that a second-prize-winning Powerball ticket, at a Levittown store. Worth $1 million, the winning ticket was sold to a lucky customer at AJ7 Wine & Liquor, located at 172B Gardiners Avenue, and won in the Monday, Dec. 18 drawing. Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69, with a red Powerball drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Drawings are televised on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:50 p.m. During the fiscal year 2022-2023, the New York Lottery co…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Winner, Winner: Long Island Man Collects Mega Millions Prize Winner, Winner: Long Island Man Collects Mega Millions Prize
Winner, Winner: Long Island Man Collects Mega Millions Prize One lucky Long Islander’s holiday season just got a lot more jolly. Hicksville resident James Tinghitella claimed his Mega Millions prize from a summer drawing, the New York Lottery announced on Monday, Dec. 18. The second-place prize, worth $1 million, was a part of the Tuesday, Aug. 1 drawing. Tinghitella matched the first five numbers. According to lottery officials, the winning numbers were 08, 24, 30, 45, 61, and Mega Ball 12. Tinghitella received his winnings in a single lump sum worth $651,000 after required withholdings. The winning ticket was sold at the Melville 7-Eleven, …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Combined $10M In NY Lottery Prizes Claimed By Man Using Same Set Of Numbers Combined $10M In NY Lottery Prizes Claimed By Man Using Same Set Of Numbers
Combined $10M In NY Lottery Prizes Claimed By Man Using Same Set Of Numbers Playing the same numbers on separate New York Lottery tickets paid off big time for one lucky player from the region. Robert Goldup, of Schenectady, claimed a CASH4LIFE ticket worth a combined $10 million, the NY Lottery announced. After buying five sets of numbers for the Tuesday, Sept. 19 drawing, Goldup decided to use the same five numbers on four of the five games and a different number for the sixth spot – the Cash Ball – for each game. The strategy paid off big time, earning Goldup one First Prize worth $7,000 a day for life and three Second Prizes worth an additional $1,000 a week f…

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by Michael Mashburn