Rocky Point store patrons eagerly await Mega Millions winner
Quick ReadWhoever holds the $162 million ticket is the the largest Long Island winner in the history of the New York Lottery, officials said.
Photo credit: James Carbone | Sonny Zaveri, owner of Cards & Things at 346-50 Rte. 25A in Rocky Point, sells lottery tickets to a customer. His store sold the largest lottery jackpot ticket on Long Island in the history of the New York Lottery, officials said. (Dec. 23, 2009)
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The regulars at Cards and Things held their collective breath each time someone with an unredeemed Mega Millions ticket stepped to the counter: If the big winner wasn't one of them, they wanted it to be one of their own.
The half-dozen or so assembled Wednesday at midday were waiting for the one lucky person - or group of people - who suddenly was a lot richer for the holidays, thanks to a...
