Forty-year-old Christopher Kimbrough of Syracuse is Onondaga County’s new Lottery millionaire.  Kimbrough said he purchased his life changing $3,000,000 Mayhem ticket because he liked the color scheme on the ticket

“The colors on the ticket caught my eye,” explained Kimbrough.  “I bought two tickets that day and I won twenty dollars on the first one.”

It was the second ticket that changed Kimbrough’s life forever.  “I thought for sure I wasn’t going to win on the second ticket,” he continued.  “I was shocked when I saw that I won the jackpot.  I scanned the ticket and that’s when I knew it was real.”

Kimbrough chose to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment.  He will receive a net check totaling $1,598,884 after required withholdings.

When asked how it feels to win the Lottery Kimbrough explained, “I’m still numb.  It hasn’t hit me yet.  It’s real, but not.”  Kimbrough says he still hasn’t decided how he will spend his winnings.

The winning ticket was purchased at MAA Petroleum at 2300 Court Street in Syracuse.

The New York Lottery contributed $110,320,597 in Lottery Aid to Education to school districts in Onondaga County during fiscal year 2017-2018.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.37 billion in fiscal year 2017-2018 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery’s contribution represents approximately 13 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.

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