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Powerball Ticket Worth $2 Million Sold In Hudson Valley
The lucky customer paid for the Power Play option, which can multiply non-jackpot prizes up to 10 times.
NEWBURGH, NY — One second-prize-winning ticket for the Oct. 2 Powerball drawing was sold in the Hudson Valley, and it's worth $2 million.
New York Lottery officials said the winning ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less, 59 North Plank Road in Newburgh.
The winning numbers for the Oct. 2 Powerball drawing are 12-26-27-43-47 with a Powerball of 5, according to the New York Lottery website.
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To win the second prize, the player chose all five numbers, without the Powerball.
Additionally, the player purchased the Power Play option which for this drawing multiplied the non-jackpot prize two times — from $1 million to $2 million. Power Play can multiply a non-jackpot prize up to 10 times.
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The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69. The Powerball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.
Powerball drawings are televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
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