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Texas Woman Buys $1M Winning Lotto Ticket On Long Island
She received a $651K lump sum payment after purchasing the ticket on Long Island.
FARMINGDALE, NY — A woman from Flint, Texas, bought a winning $1 million lottery ticket in Farmingdale, the New York State Lottery announced.
Deborah Fletcher claimed a top prize on the New York Lottery’s $1 million Bonus Word Cashword scratch-off game. She received a lump sum payment of $651K after required withholdings.
The winning ticket was purchased at Bar Jay Cards at 3 Northwest Drive, Suite 10, Farmingdale.
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As of Thursday, there are five top prizes remaining on the $1,000,000 Bonus Word Cashword ticket. Players may check the status of any New York Lottery scratch-off game by downloading the Game Report on the NY Lottery website.
New York Lottery scratch-off games generated $4,517,682 in sales during the 2021-22 fiscal year. School districts in Nassau County received $172,704,552 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.
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