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$50,000 Powerball 3rd-Prize Winning Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley

Lottery officials said there were three other tickets sold in New York worth $50,000.

One of the four third-prize winning Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing was sold in the Hudson Valley.
One of the four third-prize winning Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing was sold in the Hudson Valley. (Ryan Bonner/Patch)

FISHKILL, NY — There were four winning third-prize tickets for Wednesday's Powerball drawing in New York, and one of them was purchased in the Hudson Valley.

According to New York Lottery officials, each of the tickets is worth $50,000.

They were purchased at:

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  • Smokes 4 Less on Main Street in Fishkill
  • Waterford Beverage on Saratoga Avenue in Waterford
  • Health Point Drugs on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn
  • ShopRite Store on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island

Each winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers for the Wednesday Powerball drawing were 11-36-61-62-68 with a Powerball of 4.

There was a $473 million jackpot-winning ticket sold in Arizona, so Saturday night's drawing will be for $20 million, lottery officials said.

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Winning numbers for Powerball are drawn from a field of one to 69. The Powerball number is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.

The Powerball drawing is televised every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m.

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