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Winning Ticket For Massive Powerball Jackpot Sold In NYC

The winner will share the prize with another person in Iowa.

NEW YORK, NY – A winning ticket for Saturday night's massive Powerball jackpot of $687.8 million was sold in Harlem.

Someone who bought a ticket at West Harlem Deli located at 2040 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan will split the jackpot with another winner in Iowa.

There were also two second-prize winning tickets sold in Nassau County that are worth $1 million. They were sold at Massapequa Gas located at 1000 Hicksville Road in Massapequa and Speedway located at 525 Merrick Ave. in Westbury.

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Saturday's winning numbers were 8-12-13-19-27 and Powerball 4.

The jackpot ranked as the fourth largest in U.S. lottery history behind the world record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016, the $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in South Carolina last Tuesday, and the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot won in Massachusetts in August 2017.

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The lucky ticket holders will have a choice between an estimated annuity of $343.9 million, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump sum payment of $198.1 million. Both prize options are before taxes.

With reporting by Ryan Bonner/Patch

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