Newburgh store strikes twice with powerball winners — money big ID 905136 © Eti Swinford | Dreamstime.com

Two winning tickets worth $50,000 each sold at the same Orange County retailer

NEWBURGH, N.Y. — One Orange County convenience store produced double the excitement after selling two third-prize-winning Powerball tickets, each worth $50,000, for the Saturday, Aug. 1 drawing.

According to the New York Lottery, Smokes 4 Less, located at 59 North Plank Road in Newburgh, sold both winning tickets.

Each ticket matched four of the first five numbers and the Powerball to win the game’s third-tier prize of $50,000.

The New York Lottery did not release information about the ticket holders.

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Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.

Key Points

Smokes 4 Less in Newburgh sold two $50,000-winning Powerball tickets.
Both tickets won third-tier prizes in the Aug. 1 drawing.
The New York Lottery has not released information about the winners.

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