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Long Island counted two big winners in the weekend Powerball drawing.
Two third-prize tickets — each worth $50,000 — were sold at local stores for Saturday’s game, according to the New York Lottery.
One winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven at 360 E. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station. The other was purchased at Smokehub 4 Inc., located at 278 Ronkonkoma Ave. in Ronkonkoma.
Two additional third-prize tickets were sold elsewhere in New York: Shoreview Cards & Gifts at 2086 Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn and a Speedway at 162 Lake Shore Road in Canandaigua.
Powerball third-prize winners match four numbers plus the red Power Ball. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 03, 53, 60, 62 and 68, with 11 as the red Power Ball.
Powerball draws from a field of 1 to 69 for the five white balls, and 1 to 26 for the Power Ball. Drawings are held each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
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