NEW YORK (PIX11) – Two lucky New York lottery players are taking home $1 million after Saturday’s Powerball drawing.

Two second-prize tickets worth $1 million were sold at a Shoprite in Monticello and Hillside Cigar Shop in Williston Park on Long Island, according to New York Lottery officials.

Four lucky New York players also hit big with $100,000 Powerplay wins.

The Powerball jackpot hit a whopping $1.79 billion before Saturday’s drawing, and two players hit big. The jackpot will be split by winners in Missouri and Texas. The odds of winning the jackpot were stacked, one in 292,201,338.

The odds of winning a second-prize ticket are one in 11,688,053.

Now, the jackpot is at $20 million with the next drawing on Monday at 10:59 p.m.

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered N

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