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- Updated: Feb. 10, 2026, 12:59 p.m.
- Published: Feb. 10, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
An Upstate New York lottery player took home a $1 million prize after matching five numbers in the Dec. 24 Powerball drawing.
Christopher Prentice of Sidney (Delaware County) claimed the second-tier prize for matching the first five numbers drawn in the game. He received his winnings as a lump sum payment totaling $651,000 after required withholdings.
Prentice purchased the winning ticket at Smiley’s Stop N Shop on Main Street in Sidney.
New York’s Powerball game generated $327,836,044 in total sales during fiscal year 2024-2025. School districts in Delaware County received $7,776,658 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.
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