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Set For Life: NY Man Wins $5M Scratcher Prize Set For Life: NY Man Wins $5M Scratcher Prize
Set For Life: NY Man Wins $5M Scratcher Prize A lucky New York man has five million reasons to be smiling after hitting it big on a lottery scratcher. Long Island resident Hernandez Fuentes, of Central Islip, claimed the top prize on the New York Lottery’s Set for Life scratch-off game, which offers players a guaranteed minimum payment of $5,000,000. Fuentes chose to accept his prize as a one-time lump sum totaling $2,340,401 after taxes, New York Lottery officials said. The ticket was purchased at the USA Quick Mart in Central Islip, located on East Suffolk Avenue. As of Wednesday, March 15, there were six top prizes remaining on t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold At Store In Hudson Valley Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold At Store In Hudson Valley
Powerball Ticket Worth $50,000 Sold At Store In Hudson Valley A stop at a favorite lottery ticket-buying establishment led to a lucky person winning $50,000 in the Saturday, March 11 Powerball game. The third-prize-winning ticket was sold in Orange County at the Smokes 4 Less store in Newburgh, said New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for Saturday's game were 11-20-33-43-58 and the Powerball of 24. The third-prize ticket had four matching numbers and the Powerball, officials said. No one won the top prize which raises the pot to $53 million for the Monday, March 13 game. The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday, and Sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Store In Hudson Valley Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Store In Hudson Valley
Powerball Ticket Worth $50K Sold At Store In Hudson Valley A popular Hudson Valley store known for winning lottery tickets strikes again as another winning third-place Powerball ticket was purchased there. The ticket, worth $50,000 was for the Saturday, Feb. 25, Powerball drawing was sold in Orange County at the Smoke 4 Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh, said New York Lottery officials.  The winning ticket had four matching numbers and the Powerball, officials said. Another third-prize-winning ticket was sold in Manhattan. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing were 11-24-58-66-67 and the Powerball was 26.  The winning number…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Lucky NY Woman Wins '$1K A Week For Life' Lottery Prize Lucky NY Woman Wins '$1K A Week For Life' Lottery Prize
Lucky NY Woman Wins '$1K A Week For Life' Lottery Prize A lucky woman’s bank account is looking much heftier after she claimed the top prize on the New York Lottery’s “Win $1,000 a Week For Life” scratch-off game. Long Island resident Catherine Laudonio, of Stony Brook, purchased the lucky $2 ticket at a 7-Eleven in Ronkonkoma, located at 383 Smithtown Road, New York Lottery said. The $2 ticket guarantees a minimum payout of $1 million. Laudonio chose to take the single lump sum prize instead, which totaled $459,338 after required withholdings. Lottery officials said there were still four top prizes remaining on the “Win $1,000 a Week For L…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Westchester Man Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Prize Westchester Man Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Prize
Westchester Man Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Prize This story has been updated. A Westchester County man is a million dollars richer after claiming his second-place Powerball prize.  The White Plains resident claimed his $1 million second-place prize, which he won for matching the first five numbers drawn in the Powerball drawing held on Nov. 22, 2022, New York Lottery announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The winning numbers were 13 19 36 39 59 Powerball 13. After the required withholdings, he received a lump sum of $651,000.  For those wondering where he bought the lucky ticket, it was purchased at a 7-Eleven located in El…

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by Ben Crnic
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Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store In Westchester Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store In Westchester
Top-Prize Winning Take 5 Ticket Sold At Store In Westchester One lucky winner took home more than $20,000 after buying a top-prize winning lottery ticket at a store in Westchester County.  The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket, worth $20,363, was purchased at Tanglewood Stationary in Yonkers for the Thursday, Feb. 9 drawing, New York Lottery announced. The store is located at 2264 Central Park Ave.  No details about who won the prize were released.

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by Ben Crnic
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$50K Powerball Tickets Sold At 2 Hudson Valley Stores, Including Westchester Shop $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At 2 Hudson Valley Stores, Including Westchester Shop
$50K Powerball Tickets Sold At 2 Hudson Valley Stores, Including Westchester Shop Two prize-winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 were sold at stores in the Hudson Valley.  The two tickets, which were two of nine third-prize-winning Powerball tickets sold in New York for the Saturday, Feb. 4 drawing, were sold in stores in both Westchester and Orange Counties, New York Lottery announced.  The store in Westchester County that sold the winning ticket was Daisy's Cards and Gifts located in Yonkers at 8 North Broadway.  The Orange County store where the prize-winning ticket was bought was Smokes 4 Less located in Newburgh at 59 North Plank Rd.  T…

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by Ben Crnic
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Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley
Power Play Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Hudson Valley A smoke shop in the Hudson Valley known for its winning lottery tickets has struck again with a lucky player pocketing $100,000 in the latest Powerball game. The Power Play ticket for the Monday, Jan. 30 game matched four numbers and the Powerball, said New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for Jan. 30 are 1-4-12-36-49 and the Powerball is 5. The Power Play multiplier for the drawing was 2. The Power Play prize-winning ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less in Orange County in Newburgh, lottery officials said. The Power Play ticket, the third place prize – not including the jackp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Lottery Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley NY Lottery Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
NY Lottery Take 5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley Hudson Valley players of the New York Lottery seem to keep picking the right numbers with the latest winning the top prize for the Take 5 draw game. The winning numbers of 1-3-11-15-19 were sold on two tickets, one in Rockland County on Tuesday, Jan. 24 during the midday drawing. The payout on the lucky $1 ticket sold at the TipTop Super Shoppe, located at 5 Orangeburg Shopping Center in Orangeburg, was worth $9,523, according to New York Lottery officials. The second ticket was sold in Brooklyn. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Powerball Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Hudson Valley Powerball Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Hudson Valley
Powerball Ticket Worth $100K Sold In Hudson Valley Yippee. The person who purchased a Powerball ticket in the Hudson Valley and won the third prize pocketing $100,000 is happy today. Two people won the third prize by each picking four matching numbers and the Powerball, according to New York Lottery officials. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 25 are 9-17-20-38-40, and the Powerball is 18.  The Power Play multiplier for Wednesday's drawing is 2, which means the third-place prize – not including the jackpot – was doubled to $100,000. The prize-winning ticket was purchased in Orange County at Smokes 4 Les…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley It's not just another day for one lucky Hudson Valley Powerball player who walked away with a $50,000 third prize. A New York Lottery spokesman said five tickets won the third-place prize including one in Orange County in Newburgh. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Jan. 18 Powerball are 6-15-22-42-47 and the Powerball is 26. The winning ticket, which matched four of the five numbers and the Powerball, was purchased at the  Smokes for Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh. No word yet on who the winner is. The other tickets were sold in Hempstead, Manhattan, Hewlett, and Ki…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New York Woman Wins $5 Million Scratch-Off Prize New York Woman Wins $5 Million Scratch-Off Prize
New York Woman Wins $5 Million Scratch-Off Prize A woman from New York City won a $5 million lottery prize. Patricia Kontrafouris, of Brooklyn, claimed a top prize from the X Series: 100X scratch-off game, New York Lottery announced on Friday, Jan. 6. The lottery said Kontrafouris received her prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $3,061,000 after required withholdings. The winning ticket was purchased at KKISB, which is located at 100-06 4th Ave. in Brooklyn, NY Lottery said.

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by Nicole Valinote