5 Friends, Four From Westchester, Split $106M Lottery

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A group of five friends, two of them limousine drivers, will split $106 million after winning the latest Mega Millions drawing with a winning ticket purchased in Yonkers, according to lohud.com.

Five friends, four from Yonkers, will the $106 million Mega Millions Jackpot.
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K Reakes

10/30/2015 9:00 a.m.

One of the limousine drivers, Edgar Lopez, purchased the winning ticket that he will split with his friends from Yonkers, Manuel Hernandez and his wife Acela, a housekeeper; Miguel Acosta, an HVCA business owner, and Angela Pares, a daycare teacher from New Jersey, said lohud.com.

They group, who say they have been playing the lottery together for 10 years, were presented with a ceremonial check Thursday, Oct. 29 at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, added lohud.com.

They purchased the ticket on Sept. 11 at Yonkers Grocery & Convenience Store on Yonkers Avenue, said lohud.com.

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