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June 20, 2014

East Rockaway Convenience Store Sells Winning Cash4Life Ticket Worth $1,000 a Week for Life

Another 89,000+ New Yorkers win prizes worth $398,528 from Thursday’s Draw

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – New York Lottery officials today confirmed that Vipra, Inc. doing business as the Card Corner at 93 Main Street in East Rockaway sold the sole second-prize winning ticket for last night’s Cash4Life drawing. Lottery officials urge the ticket holder to sign the back of the ticket immediately and to contact the Lottery or visit www.nylottery.ny.gov to learn how to claim the prize worth at least $1,000,000.

The winning numbers for the June 19 Cash4Life drawing were 08 13 43 56 60 and Cash Ball 02.

The holder of the $1,000 a Week for Life winning ticket will have 60 days from the date the ticket is claimed to decide whether to take the annuity prize or the cash value of the annuity. The cash value for the second prize is $1,000,000. The cash value of the $1,000 a Week for Life is established by the associated Lottery directors prior to drawings and will be posted on www.nylottery.ny.gov.

Cash4Life tickets are available exclusively in New York and New Jersey and cost $2. The new game gives players on both sides of the Hudson a chance to win one of two “For Life” prizes with the purchase of a single ticket. Players select five numbers from a field of one through 60, and then select a “Cash Ball” from a field of one through four.

Additionally, the new game offers a top prize of $1,000 a Day for Life with a guaranteed payout of at least $7,000,000. In addition to the for life prizes, the Cash4Life game offers seven other prize levels with cash prizes ranging from $2 to $2,500.

Ticket sales began on Friday, June 13. The first Cash4Life drawing was held June 16 at the New Jersey Lottery’s drawing studio in Lawrenceville, NJ where they will continue take place every Monday and Thursday at approximately 9:00p.m. The next drawing is Monday, June 23.

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.

 

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