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Same Nassau Shop Sells $2M, $4M Winning Tickets

No one has claimed the tickets that sold for the Tuesday's MegaMillions drawing.

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The same shop in Seaford sold two winning lottery tickets each worth over a $1 million.
The same shop in Seaford sold two winning lottery tickets each worth over a $1 million. (Michelle-Rotuno Johnson/Patch)

SEAFORD, NY — The odds of a winning a second-prize MegaMillions prize are more than 1 in 12 million. How about selling two multi-million dollar tickets from the same location for the same drawing?

That's what happened on Tuesday at Manya Card and Gifts on Hicksville Road in Seaford.

The shop sold a MegaMillion ticket worth $2 million and another second-prize winner for $4 million, the state lottery spokesperson said.

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No one has come forward to claim either ticket. It's not clear if one person successfully played the same numbers twice. Winners have until a year after the drawing to receive their jackpot.

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