Twenty-six-year-old Colton Harrison of LaFayette has claimed the first top prize of $1,000,000 on one of New York’s newest scratch-off ticket, Jumbo Bucks.

Harrison, an avid Lottery player, said that he’s lucky when it comes to winning.

“I’ve won $2,200 on Quick Draw and $500 a few times on other scratch-offs,” he said.

After not winning the ten or so times he played the game, Harrison said he decided to try his luck one more time.

“I was mad that I hadn’t won anything on this ticket yet so I bought one more,” he said.

That was the lucky one. Harrison scratched the ticket in his truck and saw he had matching “11s.”

“I didn’t think it was real. I put it in my wallet really quick and put my wallet in my front pocket to keep it safe,” he said.

Harrison then went straight home where he showed his wife and father the big winner.

“They didn’t believe it either. They both thought it was fake at first. My dad has been tricked before with one of those tickets that tells you to redeem it at the North Pole.”

Although it hasn’t sunk in yet, Harrison said that winning “feels pretty good” and that he is still trying to wrap his head around it.

Harrison has chosen to receive his prize as a one-time lump-sum payment netting him $529,440 after required withholdings.

Harrison, who works with his father doing landscaping and construction, plans to use his money to pay off some debts and buy a new dirt bike.

The New York Lottery contributed $109,010,722 in Lottery Aid to Education to school districts in Onondaga County during fiscal year 2016-2017.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.27 billion in fiscal year 2016-2017 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery’s contribution represents approximately 14 percent of total state education aid to local school districts.

New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district’s size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.