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New Hyde Park Resident Wins $250,000 in Mega Millions
Abraham Thomas takes home cash as part of August 31 lotto drawing.
Abraham Thomas will be able to go on a bit of a spending spree now.
The New York Lottery announced on Tuesday that the New Hyde Park resident had won $250,002 playing the Mega Millions on August 31.
Thomas purchased the winning ticket at 79-07 Express News at 79-07 Main St. in Flushing, Queens.
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The winning numbers for the August 31 drawing were 31, 40, 41, 47 and 48 with 45 being the Mega Ball.
In order to win the $250,000 second-place prize, Thomas had to get all five regular numbers correct. The odds of receiving the payout was 3,904,701 to 1.
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Another New Hyde Park resident had won a $10,000 payout the week before.
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