Commack Resident Wins $3 Million Lottery Prize

An NYPD officer from Commack recently became the first lottery player in the state to win a $3 million top prize on the $10 "Wonka Golden Ticket."

A regular scratch-off player, 31-year-old Lukasz Solis said he stopped in the Sweet Tree food store at 16-04 Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway specifically to buy a lottery ticket.

He chose the Wonka Golden Ticket because “it was a new game and I like to mix it up.”

Rather than scratching the ticket in the store to see if he won, Solis waited until he was in the comfort of his Commack home to scratch the ticket.

After scratching off all the numbers on the top and bottom of his ticket, Solis said he was glad to see a match on the number 22. Then he checked his prize.

“You scratch a ticket with the hope of winning $50 or maybe winning your money back,” he said. “This has not really sunk in yet.”

Solis chose to receive his $3 million prize in 20 annual payments of $150,000 (net $99,270).

He plans to use the money to help his wife return to school and make some home improvements.