A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Manhattan for Wednesday night's drawing, the New York Lottery announced Thursday.

Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg, Massachusetts took home $2 million after accidentally purchasing an extra Powerball ticket last week.

The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are astronomical, so any little chance of improving them is welcome. These states seem to have the mojo.

A top-prize TAKE 5 Evening ticket worth $31,497.50 was sold in Elmont for the Wednesday, July 16 drawing, the New York Lottery announced Thursday.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two New Yorkers recently hit it big playing New York Lottery’s Bonus 50X Scratch-off game, winning the top prize of $3 million. Kyaw T. Naing and Saw Poin Eh of Buffalo each claimed a 50% share of the pot.

Have you been to Maloney’s Superette lately? The New York Lottery said a top-prize winning ticket was sold at the Stolp Avenue pizzeria in Syracuse for the

A Lucky for Life $25,000 a Year For Life prize was drawn Tuesday, July 15, according to the CT Lottery. The winning ticket was sold at J & R Shelter Rock Road LLC on 2 Old Shelter Rock Rd in Danbury, according to the CT Lottery’s website. The winning numbers are 21 – 25 – 26 – 39 – 48 LB-2, according to their website.

The New York Lottery announced that a top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth $30,862 was sold for the July 7 evening drawing at Shahbaz Deli Inc., dba Shah’s Deli, located at 74-03 37th Ave. It’s the second time in less than a month that the same deli has sold a top-prize winning TAKE 5 ticket — and the third time in under a year.