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Winning Powerball Ticket Bought In Port Washington

One lucky person won $50,000 after buying a Powerball ticket in Port Washington.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — One lucky lottery player is $50,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket in Port Washington.

The winning ticket for the June 27 drawing was purchased at J & Hee Deli and Grocery on Port Washington Boulevard, New York lottery officials announced Tuesday. The unidentified person was one of three players in the state to win a third-prize-winning Powerball ticket.

One of the other winning tickets, also worth $50,000, was bought in Brooklyn. The third one was purchased in Hampton Bays and was a Powerplay win, worth $150,000.

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The winning tickets each have four matching numbers and the Powerball. For the June 27 drawing, the winning numbers were 11-13-18-30-37 and the Powerball was 16.

Powerball costs $2 per play. For an extra $1, players can add Powerplay, which multiplies a prize — not including the jackpot — by up to ten times, lottery officials say. The Powerplay multiplier for Monday's drawing was 3.

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

The jackpot is now an estimated $365 million for the drawing to be held on Wednesday. Players can check their tickets on the New York Lottery app.

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

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