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$1M Lottery Winner: Long Island Man Says He's Now Looking For Perfect Meal To Celebrate $1M Lottery Winner: Long Island Man Says He's Now Looking For Perfect Meal To Celebrate
$1M Lottery Winner: Long Island Man Says He's Now Looking For Perfect Meal To Celebrate His gamble paid off big time and now Todd Greenstein is looking for the perfect meal to celebrate. Greenstein, a Long Island resident from Rocky Point, claimed a whopping $1 million prize after playing the VIP Millions scratch-off game, New York Lottery officials announced. He snagged the incredibly lucky ticket in Manorville, at the Prabhu Cards & Gifts located at 460 Country Road. After paying Uncle Sam his cut, he received a lump sum payment of $651,000. Greenstein apparently wasted no time celebrating his big win, if a recent social media post is any indication. Just days before …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Quartet Steals Lotto Tickets, Cash From Long Island Store Quartet Steals Lotto Tickets, Cash From Long Island Store
Quartet Steals Lotto Tickets, Cash From Long Island Store Police are on the lookout for four people who broke into a Long Island convenience store, taking off with hundreds of dollars and tons of lottery tickets. The burglary happened at 3:13 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 in Oceanside, according to Nassau County Police. The group broke into Ocean Cigar and Vape, located at 3015 Long Beach Road, by throwing a rock at the glass door. They then took $500 in cash, along with nearly 73 cases of New York Lottery scratch-off tickets. Once the looting was through, they got into a gray Kia and fled northbound on Long Beach Road. Police said the first susp…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Winners Galore: Multiple $50K Lotto Tickets Sold At These Long Island Stores Winners Galore: Multiple $50K Lotto Tickets Sold At These Long Island Stores
Winners Galore: Multiple $50K Lotto Tickets Sold At These Long Island Stores Lottery officials announced that three Long Island stores have each sold a winning lottery ticket worth $50 thousand. On Thursday, Oct. 12, the New York Lottery announced that the following three stores in Nassau County sold third-prize-winning tickets for the Powerball drawing occurring the night before: 7-Eleven, located at 2259 Jerusalem Avenue in Bellmore; Bar Jay Cards, located at 3 Northwest Drive, Suite 10, in Farmingdale; and Mineola Smoke & Card Corporation, located at 428 Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. All of the winning tickets were worth $50 thousand, lottery officials s…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The third-prize winning Powerball ticket was sold in Kings Park at the Speedway located at 38 Indian Head Road. It was sold for the drawing held on Monday, Oct. 2, 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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Long Island Player Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize Long Island Player Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize
Long Island Player Claims $1M Mega Millions Prize He rolled the dice and it paid off. Long Island resident Stephen Krasniewski, of Commack, claimed a $1 million Mega Millions second prize, New York Lottery announced. Krasniewski matched the first five numbers from the drawing held Friday, Aug. 4. He took home a lump sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings. Krasniewski bought the lucky ticket in Commack, at the Bolla Market on Jericho Turnpike. The Mega Millions game has proved to be incredibly lucrative for New York, contributing $3.7 billion to help support education last fiscal year, lottery officials said. Players can c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $10K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth nearly $10K was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket, worth $9,565 was sold in Centereach at the 7-Eleven located at 1545 Middle Country Road. It was sold for the Midday drawing held on Thursday, Sept. 28, New York Lottery announced. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 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 Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Store A winning Powerball ticket worth tens of thousands of dollars was sold at a store on Long Island. The third prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in Bayport at the L&M Beverage Barn/Superstar located at 724 Montauk Highway. It was sold for the drawing held on Monday, Sept. 25, New York Lottery announced. Saturday’s winning numbers were 10-12-22-36-50 and the Power Ball is 4. Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red ball Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning Powerball ticket worth tens of thousands of dollars was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The third prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in Center Moriches at the Main Street Mart located at 230 Main Street. It was sold for the drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 23, New York Lottery announced. Saturday’s winning numbers were 1-12-20-33-66 and the Power Ball is 21. Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red ball Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Play…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning Powerball ticket worth tens of thousands of dollars was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The third prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in Hampton Bays at the 7-Eleven store located at 53 West Montauk Highway, New York Lottery announced. It was sold for the drawing held on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red ball Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Wednesday’s winning numbers were 9-14-20-23-63 and the Power Ball is 1. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. P…

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Winner, Winner: Prize Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store Winner, Winner: Prize Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store
Winner, Winner: Prize Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store One person is over $10,000 richer after a winning ticket was sold at a Long Island convenience store, according to lottery officials. Are you the lucky winner? On Thursday, Sept. 7, the New York Lottery announced that a local gas station sold one prize-winning Take 5 Midday ticket in Valley Stream. The ticket, worth $18,474.50, was sold at the BP gas station, located at 1200 Rockaway Avenue. Its winning numbers were drawn in the Wednesday, Sept. 6 Take 5 Midday drawing. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one to 39. Drawings are televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Gam…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store
Million-Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold At This Long Island Store If you purchased a lottery ticket at this Long Island location, you may be a newly minted millionaire, according to lottery officials. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the New York Lottery announced that a second-prize winning Mega Millions ticket, worth $1 million, was sold at a New Hyde Park convenience store. The ticket was purchased at Cumberland Farms, located at 2201 New Hyde Park Road, and was a part of the Tuesday, Aug. 22 drawing. Winning numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a field of one to 70, with the Mega Ball being drawn from a separate field of one to 25. Mega Milli…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Top-Prize Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $20K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Top-Prize Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $20K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Top-Prize Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $20K Sold At Long Island Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth over $20,000 was sold at a convenience store on Long Island. The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket, worth $20,684, was sold in Hempstead at the Double Diamond Food Mart located at 196 Henry Street, New York Lottery announced. It was sold for the Midday drawing held on Friday, Aug. 11. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 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