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Thinking about playing Mega Millions or Powerball? New York officials are warning about a scam claiming victims won $18.6 million and luxury cars. Here's how to protect yourself.

The Powerball jackpot was $1.76 billion dollars on Wednesday, October 11th. There was one winner and that ticket was sold in California. However, a second-place winner in Upstate New York is worth one million dollars!

As New Yorkers dash to buy lottery tickets ahead of the big drawing, keep in mind these rules you'll have to follow when you win big!

Turns out New Yorkers have the most luck when it comes to winning the Mega Millions jackpot.

The Mega Millions jackpot for the July 18th drawing was $640,000,000 and although there was no top prize winner, the second prize was worth a cool million. Check your New York Lottery Mega Millions tickets because someone in Upstate New York is a one-million-dollar winner!

On January 6th, someone purchased a $1,000,000 Mega Millions second-place ticket at a Stewart's Shop in Rensselaer County. We now know who the winner is, sort of.

The New York Lottery's Take 5 drawing has been a lucky game for a bunch of Capital Region players in the last few weeks. There were two winners at area Saratoga County Stewart's Shops totaling over eighty thousand dollars in the last week. Add another winner to the list. This time in Albany.

There have been three Take 5 winners in the Capital Region in the last month. Two of them have come from a Stewart's Shop in Saratoga County in the last week. This latest winner bought their ticket at a Stewart's Shop that is worth over thirty-four thousand dollars.

With the Mega Millions jackpot is $1.35 billion, everyone has a dream of hitting it big. But in New York State if you will the lottery, you must come forward. However, past winners have gotten clever about not disclosing their actual names.

There are a ton of New York Lottery games you can play on a daily basis. But recently it seems that people in the Capital Region are cashing in and winning big on Take 5 from the New York Lottery. Someone is holding a winning Take 5 ticket worth over $18,000!

Check your tickets! If you bought a New York Lottery Take 5 ticket in Rensselaer County or Montgomery County then you could be holding a nearly ten grand winner.