SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The New York Lottery today confirmed that a jackpot-winning ticket for the Powerball drawing held on November 16 was sold at the 117 Brighton Beach Bakery Deli at 117 Brighton Beach Ave. in Brooklyn. The sole winning ticket is worth $130,300,000.

The winning numbers for the November 16 Powerball drawing were 10 – 29 – 37 – 44 – 59 and Powerball 10.

The life-changing ticket, which has not yet been claimed, brings to five the number of Powerball jackpot tickets that have been sold in New York since the state started selling tickets for the multi-state game in 2010.  Other New York Powerball jackpot winners include:

• Chris and Jeff Pintuff of Wilton, Saratoga County who won a $48.8 million jackpot on Christmas Day, 2010;
• Stephen Kirwan of Purling, Greene County who was the sole winner of a $122 million jackpot in January, 2011;
• A group of 20 Costco co-workers from Melville, Nassau County who called themselves the  “1937 Flatbush Ave. Dodgers” who split a $201.9 million jackpot in June, 2011;
• Tara Ramirez of Hartsdale who claimed a $73 million jackpot on behalf of Case Park, LLC, a limited liability company she created following her win in February, 2012.

The 117 Brighton Beach Bakery will receive a $10,000 bonus for its role in selling the jackpot winning Powerball ticket.

The person or persons who purchased the winning ticket have one year from the date of the drawing to claim the $130,300,000 Powerball prize.

 About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.04 billion in fiscal year 2012-2013 to help support education in New York State.  The Lottery’s contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts. 

New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education.  It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.

About the New York State Gaming Commission

The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.