Best Friends Share $5 Million Lottery Jackpot, Spending Plans

HARRISON, NY — Sixty-six-year-old Dominick Belfiore from West Harrison and 63-year-old Salvatore Garro from White Plains are Westchester County’s new Lottery millionaires. The long-time friends won the guaranteed $5 million jackpot on the popular Set For Life scratch-off ticket.

They received their giant ceremonial check Friday afternoon.

“We’re more like brothers than friends,” explained Garro. “We pool our money together and play the Lottery every day.”

Last month Garro went out to buy their daily tickets. One was a Set For Life scratch-off ticket. “I scratched off the jackpot and I was so shocked I started crying.”

“We’ve been waiting a long time for this to happen,” added Belfiore.

Belfiore and Garro opted to receive their prize as a one-time lump sum payment. Each will receive a check totaling $1,287,026 after required withholdings.

The lucky winners said they are excited and shocked all at the same time. They said they plan to use their winnings to buy vacation homes in Florida and take care of their families.

The winning ticket was purchased at Silver Lake Service Center at 259 Underhill Ave. in West Harrison.

As of this writing there are seven outstanding top prizes available on the Set For Life ticket. Players may check the status of any New York Lottery Scratch-off game by clicking the Instant Games Reports link on the website.