Powerball Results: Winning numbers drawing yields 1 NY lottery winner for $294M jackpot

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Thursday, December 27, 2018
Winning $294M Powerball ticket sold at Brooklyn gas station
The winning ticket in Wednesday night's $298.3 million Powerball drawing was sold at a Brooklyn gas station.

NEW YORK -- The winning ticket in Wednesday night's $298.3 million Powerball drawing was sold at a Brooklyn gas station.

The winning numbers were 05-25-38-52-67, Powerball: 24, Power Play: 2.

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Lottery officials report that Arnold's Service Station on Linden Boulevard in East New York sold this game's winning ticket. The winner's identity is not yet known.

Three second-place tickets of $1 million were sold in Florida, Illinois and Wisconsin.

The jackpot will reset back to its starting point at $40 million for Saturday night's drawing.

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