Million Dollar Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Grocery

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Million Dollar Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Hudson Valley Grocery A lucky winner in the Hudson Valley will be taking home a prize worth $1 million from the Friday night lottery drawing.

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — One lucky person in the area might have a million dollars in their pocket right now, according to New York Lottery officials.

The New York Lottery announced a second-prize ticket for the November 15 Mega Millions drawing was sold at Stop & Shop, on East Main St. in Peekskill. The ticket is worth a guaranteed $1,000,000.

A winner has up to one year from the date of the drawing to claim the prize money.

The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 05-17-35-55-69. The Mega Ball number was 19.

The winning 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 of 25. The Mega Millions drawing is televised every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.

While the overall odds of winning are 1 in 24, the odds of winning the jackpot with 5 matching numbers are about 1 in 12,000,000.

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