Luck was in the air at a Yonkers gas station this week when the shop sold not one, but three $1 million second-place Powerball tickets during Monday night’s drawing.
The tickets were sold at V&C Taneja, a convenience store inside a BP gas station on Nepperhan Ave. Workers told the New York Post crowds have been pouring in ever since, hoping to cash in on the store’s newfound luck.
State lottery officials said this triple win is not impossible, but “infrequent.”
“They all know this is the lucky spot,” store manager Shahid Shah, 54, told The Post. “This is the first time I ever see it like this. Everyone is coming by and buying Powerball tickets in the morning.”
Store manager Shahid Shah reports unprecedented crowds as players hope to capture some of the location’s luck, while the three second-place winners remain unidentified. (Advance/SILive.com | Melissa Giaccio)
None of the winners have stepped forward to claim their prizes, according to lottery officials. They have until Oct. 19, 2026 to claim their prizes.
Park told The Post it is possible that the three tickets were purchased by one individual using the same lucky numbers multiple times.
While the odds of winning a $1 million Powerball prize are roughly 1 in 11.6 million, New York has seen other unusual strokes of luck, including a Schenectady man who, in 2023, won both the first and second place prizes from the same CASH4LIFE ticket.
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