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$1 Million Powerball 2nd-Prize Winning Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley

The ticket was purchased at a familiar location in the region. Also there was no winner of the $1.6 billion jackpot Saturday.

A $1 million second-prize winning ticket for the Saturday Powerball drawing was sold in the Hudson Valley.
A $1 million second-prize winning ticket for the Saturday Powerball drawing was sold in the Hudson Valley. (Ryan Bonner)

NEWBURGH, NY — While there wasn’t anyone who won the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot Saturday, there was a winning second-prize ticket worth $1 million purchased in the Hudson Valley.

New York Lottery officials said the ticket, worth $1 million, was sold at Smokes 4 Less at 59 North Plank Rd. in Newburgh.

If the address sounds familiar, it could be because there was a $1 million second-prize Powerball tickets sold there for Wednesday's drawing as well.

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There were 15 other $1 million second-prize winning tickets sold for Saturday's drawing around the country, but only one was in New York.

According to the New York Lottery website, the winning numbers for Saturday’s Powerball drawing are 28-45-53-56-69, with a Powerball of 20.

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The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Powerball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.

Powerball’s drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.

Monday's Powerball jackpot is an estimated $1.9 billion, according to the New York Lottery website.

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