Co-Workers from LI, Queens and PA Split $1,000,000 Powerball Prize
LI, Queens and PA
February 12, 2026
MILLION
Co-Workers from LI, Queens and PA Split $1,000,000 Powerball Prize
A group of 28 from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties, joined their co-worker from Pennslyvania to claim a $1,000,000 Powerball second prize from the drawing held on December 17, 2025.
The winners split the prize with each receiving a one-time, lump sum payment valued between $21,866 to $23,250, after required withholdings.
The winners include:
| • Huy Van of Elmont | • Gary Lewis of Hicksville | ||
| • Joseph Mignone of Farmingdale | • John VonSalzen of Hicksville | ||
| • Mauricio Villegas Flores of Central Islip | • Jose Ramirez of Merrick | ||
| • Diana Malave of Central Islip | • Luis Suray of Levittown | ||
| • Ricky Chowfen of Uniondale | • Dietmar Tatzel of Babylon | ||
| • Mario Fuentes of Uniondale | • Tomasz Stasiak of West Babylon | ||
| • Jose Rodriguez of Fresh Meadows | • Pedro Flores of Lindenhurst | ||
| • John Raboni of New Hyde Park | • Christian Garcia of Lindenhurst | ||
| • Giuseppe Todisco of Glen Cove | • Serhiy Chuvanov of Lindenhurst | ||
| • Ajay Selvan of Westbury | • Rodolfo Juarez, Jr. of Commack | ||
| • David Bustillo of Westbury | • Ronald Goodman of Deer Park | ||
| • Raymond Persaud of Freeport | • Harold Valer Padilla of Bay Shore | ||
| • Veronique Newbold of Freeport | • Noel Calder of Baldwin | ||
| • Alfredo Rivera of Freeport | • Stanley Laing of Blakeslee, PA | ||
The ticket was purchased at GNP Priyal located at 201 Hempstead Turnpike In Elmont.
The winning numbers for that evening’s drawing were: 25 33 53 62 66 Power Ball (17).
New York’s Powerball game generated $327,836,044 in total sales during fiscal year 2024-25. School districts in Nassau County received $250,170,564 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period. Suffolk County school districts received $314,384,515 while Lottery Aid to Education Funds across the five boroughs totaled $1,427,185,199.
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