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Long Island Woman Claims $1 Million Powerball Second Prize

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By Published: April 05 2023

LongIsland.com

Barbara Filion, a resident of Long Island, claimed her $1,000,000 Powerball second prize from a drawing held on October 22, 2022.

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A New York resident has struck it rich and is now seeing life through rose-colored glasses. The New York Lottery announced that Barbara Filion, a resident of Albertson in Nassau County, Long Island, has come forward to claim her $1,000,000 Powerball second prize from a drawing that took place on October 22, 2022.
 
Ms. Filion was able to correctly match the first five numbers of the winning combination, which were 19-25-48-55-60 and Powerball 18. This stroke of good luck has undoubtedly left her feeling overjoyed and grateful for her newfound fortune.