Joanne Massarelli, a 71-year-old New Yorker, received the biggest surprise of her life by winning $ 10 million in the state lottery.
Dutchess County resident in Hudson Valley claimed a jackpot in the 200X scratch-off game of the New York State Lottery on Thursday, June 17, local press reported yesterday.
The winning ticket was purchased for $ 30 at the “Smokes 4 Less” store at 4290 Albany Post Rd. in Hyde Park, State Lottery officials said. Massarelli chose to receive his $ 10 million in a one-time payment of $ 6,510,000 after the required withholdings. After knowing the news, that establishment has been flooded with more buyers looking for their fortune, reported News 12.
As of this writing, there are three of the 200X scratch-off tickets with top prizes of $ 10 million that have yet to be claimed ”, the State Lottery said in a statement. Players can check the status of any game on the portal nylottery.ny.gov.
The New York Lottery contributed $ 49,183,077 dollars in aid to school districts throughout Dutchess County during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, he said Daily Voice.
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