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$2M Mega Millions 2nd Prize Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
The customer who bought the ticket chose the Megaplier option which doubled the winnings.
NEWBURGH, NY — One lucky Mega Millions customer has a ticket worth $2 million from the March 26 drawing.
New York Lottery officials said the winning second-prize Mega Millions ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less at 59 North Plank Road in Newburgh.
The customer who bought the winning ticket not only correctly chose the five winning numbers — without the Mega Ball — but paid extra for the Megaplier option.
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For the March 26 drawing, the Megaplier option doubled the second prize from $1 million to $2 million.
Winning numbers for the March 26 Mega Millions are 7-11-22-29-38 plus a Mega Ball of 4, according to the New York Lottery website.
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Numbers for the Mega Millions game are drawn from a field of one to 70. The Mega Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 25.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
There was one winner of the $1.13 billion jackpot. The winning ticket was sold in New Jersey.
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