Stewart's Shops Become Lottery Hot Spot in New York in 2025

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In 2025, Stewart's Shops became a go-to destination for New York Lottery players, with the convenience store chain selling multiple winning tickets worth millions of dollars. Four Stewart's customers became instant millionaires, and the store had hundreds of other winners who won $5,000 or more on scratch-off and lottery tickets.

Why it matters

The success of Stewart's Shops as a lottery hot spot highlights the growing popularity of convenience stores as a destination for lottery and scratch-off ticket purchases, as players seek out stores with a reputation for selling winning tickets. This trend could have implications for the New York Lottery's sales and revenue in the coming years.

The details

Stewart's Shops sold 489 winning tickets worth $5,000 or more across New York and Vermont in 2025. This included four instant millionaires, as well as $1 million raffle winners in Rotterdam and Poughkeepsie, three $100,000 winners, and Powerball and scratch-off winners worth up to $10 million.

• In spring 2025, a $10 million scratch-off winner was sold at the Stewart's on East Main Street in Canton.
• In February 2025, a $5,000-a-week-for-life Powerball ticket was sold at the Stewart's Shop on Route 20 in Sharon Springs.
• In 2025, Stewart's Shops in Rotterdam and Poughkeepsie each had $1 million raffle winners.