Elmont store sells $1 million winning Mega Millions ticket

<p>No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night&rsquo;s drawing, but Long Island has a second-place winner.</p>

News 12 Staff

Oct 17, 2018, 9:51 AM

Updated 2,017 days ago

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No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night’s drawing, but Long Island has a second-place winner.
A $1 million winning ticket was sold at E Smoke Shop on Linden Boulevard in Elmont.
Owner Mohamed Azan says he just opened the store three months ago. On Wednesday, he had a steady flow of customers hoping it will be lucky once again.
The grand prize has jumped to $868 million, the second largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be held Friday night.


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