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Million-Dollar Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Hudson Valley Million-Dollar Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Hudson Valley
Million-Dollar Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Hudson Valley Someone is smiling today after winning $1 million on a Mega Millions ticket sold in the Hudson Valley. The person, who has not yet been identified, purchased the lucky ticket in Orange County at a gas station in New Windsor, said the New York Lottery. Representatives for the New York Lottery say the second-prize Mega-Millions ticket was sold on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the Blooming Grove Gas and Mart on the Blooming Grove Turnpike. And although no one won the $235 million jackpot, with the winning numbers of 4-6-16-21-22 and mega ball 1, the New Windsor winner was the only million-dollar winner…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Claims $1 Million New York Lottery Prize Woman Claims $1 Million New York Lottery Prize
Woman Claims $1 Million New York Lottery Prize A woman has claimed a $1,000,000 prize from the New York Lottery’s Mega Millions scratch-off game. NY Lottery announed on Monday, Nov. 8, that Barbara Petio, of the Bronx, had claimed the top prize. “This is just crazy,” Petio said. NY Lottery said Petio decided to receive her prize in 20 yearly payments.  She received the first payment of $30,612, after required holdings, on Monday.  The winning ticket was purchased at Cauldwell Pharmacy, which is located at 607 Westchester Ave. in the Bronx.

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Wins $1 Million In NY State Lottery Man Wins $1 Million In NY State Lottery
Man Wins $1 Million In NY State Lottery Meet a brand-new big winner in the New York State Lottery. Suffolk County resident James Von Braunsberg, of North Babylon, has claimed his $1,000,000 second prize from the June 29 Mega Millions drawing, lottery officials announced on Monday, Aug. 30. Earlier report: Long Island Woman Wins $5 Million In NY Lottery Scratch-Off Game The winning ticket was purchased at West Babylon Card & Gift located at 741 Sunrise Highway in West Babylon. The winning Mega Millions numbers from that evening’s drawing were 07 38 50 52 69 Mega Ball 21. Von Braunsberg chose to receive his $1,000,000 as…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million
Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Pull out those dollar bills and plop them down for a Mega Million ticket as the jackpot reaches a magical half-billion mark for this week's drawing. After no one won the jackpot during the Tuesday, May 18 game, the jackpot shot up to the $515 million mark for the Friday, May 21 game, Mega Millions officials said. That equals $346.3 million in cash if a winner takes the cash payout option. The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won in New York on Tuesday, February 16, and in the game's 19-year history there have only been eight jackpots higher than Friday’s estimated bonanza.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion For the third time in history, a national lottery is nearing a $1 billion jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at about $970 million as of Thursday, Jan. 21. The next drawing is Friday, Jan. 22, at 11 p.m. No one has won the jackpot over the last 37 drawings, which is the longest time the game has ever gone without a jackpot win. The top prize has been growing since a Wisconsin player won a $120 million jackpot on Sept. 15, 2020. The $970 million-prize would wind up being about $716.3 million in cash after taxes and fees - the second-largest prize in the game’s run, according to lot…

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by Kristin Palpini
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$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley There was no winner in the $640 million Powerball jackpot for the drawing held on Saturday, Jan. 16, but 16 players won at least $1 million by matching all the white numbers, with one of the winning tickets sold in New York, in the Hudson Valley. It was purchased in Rockland County at Gulf Mart in Pearl River on East Central Avenue, the New York Lottery announced Sunday morning, Jan. 17. The other winning tickets were sold in Texas (three), California (two), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The Powerbal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M The jackpot for next week's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $850 million after there were no grand prize winners in the drawing held Friday night, Jan. 15. Eight $1 million second prizes were sold -- including one in New York, on Long Island, at Hick's Piccolo Gourmet Deli on Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. The other second-prize winners were in New Jersey (in Wallington and Sparta), as well as California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Friday night's winning numbers were 3-11-12-38-43, with 15 as the Mega Ball.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million
Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million It's time to head for the nearest lotto retailer and grab a few tickets for the Powerball jackpot drawing and a chance at $550 million on Wednesday, March 20. The jump in size comes after no one matched numbers worth $495 million on Saturday, March 16. The winning numbers included 30, 34, 39, 53, 67 and a Powerball of 11. No one has hit the jackpot since December 2018, when a Brooklyn truck driver took home $298.3 million. His win was the third New Yorker in a row to take home the Powerball jackpot in 2018. Last week, the mystery winner of last October's $1.5 billion Mega Millions win…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Stew Leonard's Westchester $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Stew Leonard's Westchester
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Stew Leonard's Westchester Westchester is abuzz Wednesday as word spreads that one lucky person picked up a winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket at Stew Leonard's in Yonkers. “We are so excited to have the million-dollar winner from our store," said owner Stew Leonard Jr. " We can’t wait for the winner to come forward so we can have them come in and celebrate. We would offer them free milk and cookies, but I doubt they need it now.” The store handed out free Mega Million tickets on Tuesday as excitement grew about the growing, $1.6 billion jackpot which was won by one ticket purchased in South Carolina w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing
All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing Good news. Since no one won Tuesday night's $677 million Mega Millions game, you now have another chance to live the life of a millionaire as the jackpot is now at a staggering $868 million, a record high. No ticket had all six winning numbers including 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 with a Mega Ball of 9. So get your new tickets ready for Friday's game and in the meantime feel good for the nine lucky souls who managed to eek out a $1 million each by having five of the six numbers, and one of those had the Mega Ball and received $5 million. The jackpot, which will be close to $1 billion by Friday, kee…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History Millions of people across the country will be holding their breath and have their fingers crossed as the numbers for the $667 million Mega Millions are rolled out during Tuesday night's drawing. A surge in ticket sales hoping to be "the one," to win the grand prize, along with the lack of a winner, has led Lottery officials to raise the game from $654 million to $667 million, the third-largest in the history of the game. But for all those out there with dollar signs dancing in their eyes, Lottery officials also say the odds of winning the grand prize remains at one in 302.5 millio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners
IDs Released For Westchester $13M NY Lottery Winners With the glitter of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers in the background, three Westchester County residents picked up $13 million in prize winnings from the New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Kylie McDonald. Forty-three-year-old Misty Morano of Cortlandt Manor never dreamed that she would hit the lottery. Morano was visiting her father and decided to stop at the Madaba Deli & Grocery at 694 Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley, to pick up a few items.  While she was in the store she bought a Quick Pick ticket for that night’s CASH4LIFE drawing. Her ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Mar…

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by Kathy Reakes