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An Upper West Side store called Lucky Corner truly earned its name after selling a winning lotto ticket to a UWS resident. PIX11 reported that the winner will cash in a pleasing sum of $50,000. The winning draw numbers were 1, 2, 15, 23, and 28, with an additional Powerball of 10. Congratulations to our fortunate UWS neighbor!
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The small convenience store that sold the ticket is located at 200 West 96th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue). It’s owned by Pragi Inc. and is doing business as Lucky Corner. The outdoor signage seems to have been prophetic, as it reads “Lucky Lotto” on a golden background. Patch spoke with a store rep who confirmed they did indeed sell the $50K ticket.
The total jackpot for Monday’s draw was $44.3 million with a cash value of $21.9 million. The hefty $44.3 million prize went to a California resident, while a Nebraskan took home a cool $1 million. The winner can choose to take their payout as an annuity over the next 30 years or take a lower lump sum of cash immediately, which tends to be the more popular option.
As Powerball prizes continue to skyrocket, the actual odds of winning the lotto are sadly even worse. According to AP News, “In 2015, the Powerball lengthened the odds of winning from 1 in 175.2 million to 1 in 292.2 million.” That 1 in 292.2 million is where your odds currently stand.
Even though the odds are lower than ever, the UWS has still had a few large lotto wins in recent years. Last summer, a $1 million ticket went to a local resident, and in 2021, three million-dollar tickets were purchased at Lucky Choice Convenience on 72nd St. Those winners split the massive $8.3 million jackpot three ways.
If you see the people who hang out there you wouldn’t think it was so lucky.
I have a question for you Mindy. I often shop in this little store; it’s convenient to my apartment and close to the big 96th St bus and subway transit hub. This neighborhood is busy and ever-changing, but for the nearly 45 years I’ve lived here, it’s managed to remain remarkably diverse, with a mix of subsidized apartment towers, pre- and post-war brownstones and buildings, some still accommodating a mix of owners or market rate tenants and longer-term tenants with rent-regulated leases. There are neighbors from virtually every income bracket and a vast variety of backgrounds living in this area. I’d just curious. Could you please be a little more specific about what exactly it is that bothers you about the folks that “hang out” at this little business?
Good one, Mindy!
So something like 25k after taxes.
Okay, but not that interesting, except to the winner.