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January 30, 2015                                             Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester-area family is enjoying the riches due to the matriarch’s incredibly good luck at a particular lottery vending machine.

The Falvo family is sharing the top prize of $3,000,000 on the $3,000,000 Supercash scratch-off. The mother, Antoinette Falvo of Irondequoit, purchased the lucky ticket while having coffee with a friend at a local Wegmans.

Antoinette’s daughter, Susanne DiCesare, representing the Falvo family, noted that her mom is incredibly lucky – she previously won $100,000 on a ticket purchased at the exact same machine.

“She is very lucky in general,” said DiCesare. “She always taught us to shoot for the stars and this time, she landed right on the money.”

Dicesare said she and her siblings feel that their late father had a hand in leading their mother to the winning ticket.

“This was his way of taking care of my mom,” said DiCesare. “He was and still is always looking out for her like that.”

DiCesare and her four siblings, aged 47 to 60, are splitting the jackpot prize with their mother.

DiCesare said she and her siblings will use their share of the money to take care of family, including their mother, “We’re all grateful to her for so many things. We’ll always be able to take care of her now.”

Each of the six family members will receive their prize in a lump sum of $390,000 before required withholdings, netting them each $258,102.  The family members include:

• Susanne DiCesare, 47, from Brighton

• Nancy Marou, 53, from Ontario

• Jeanne Mulley, 56, from Penfield

• Patricia DiPrima, 58, from Webster

• Vincent Falvo, 60, from Webster and,

• Antoinette Falvo, 82, from Irondequoit

The New York Lottery contributed $130,197,526.51 in Lottery Aid To Education to school districts throughout Rochester County during fiscal year 2013-2014.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.17 billion in fiscal year 2013-2014 to help support education in New York State.  The Lottery’s contribution represents 15 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.

About the New York State Gaming Commission

The New York State Gaming Commission regulates all aspects of gaming and gambling activity in the state, including horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, class III Indian gaming, video lottery terminal facilities at race tracks, the state lottery and charitable gaming.