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Lottery Winners: Rye Brook, Pelham Manor Men Share $1M Prize
They hit it big on a Powerball drawing and split the prize three ways.
Three friends who started playing Powerball together more than a decade ago have finally hit it big.
Anthony Criscione of Rye Brook, Michael Giuffre of the Bronx and Frank Mondrone of Pelham Manor won a $1,000,000 second prize from the July 11 Powerball drawing.
They have been friends for 30 years and have a tradition of buying Powerball tickets together.
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"It's nice to win with friends. It's a big accomplishment," said Mondrone of Pelham Manor.
Mondrone will receive half of the $1,000,000 lump sum payment because he is charge of purchasing and checking the group's tickets. After required withholding, his net check will total $330,900.
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Criscione and Giuffre will split the remainder of the prize. Criscione will receive a net check totaling $165,450, and Giuffre's net share totals $155,760. All three winners plan to use their portion of the winnings helping their families.
The winning numbers from the July 11 Powerball drawing were 5-22-36-49-55, Powerball 23.
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