Long Island man finally claims pre-Christmas $1M Powerball prize

Months later, his Christmas came early.

A Long Island man claimed a $1 million Powerball prize after matching the first five numbers in the Dec. 22 drawing, New York Lottery officials announced on Thursday.

Thomas Rey Tse of Valley Stream happily received a lump sum this week of $651,000 after taxes. Tse bought his lucky ticket inside the food mart at the Shell Gas station at 100 West Merrick Road in Valley Stream…

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