Two Area Residents Win Lottery Prizes

Nearly $100,000 in prizes in drawings earlier this month.

Posted Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 7:38 pm ET|Updated Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 7:39 pm ET

Lady luck was shining on Massapequa earlier this month when two area residents won prizes in lottery drawings.

James Cox of Massapequa Park won nearly $89,000 in the March 10th Take five drawing.

He bought the ticket at on Merrick Road.

Meanwhile Eugene Profeta of Massapequa won $10,000 for picking four of the five numbers and the Mega Ball correctly.

Profeta bought his ticket at in Seaford.

Although Profeta won a prize in the March 9, in the March 9 Mega Millions Drawing, nobody has won the full jackpot since Jan. 24.

That jackpot has now grown to a record $500 million for Friday's drawing, according to their website.

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