Seventy-year-old Martin Posner is the most recent winner of a $1,000,000 CASH4LIFE second prize.  The Brewster man matched the first five numbers drawn for the September 13 drawing earning him his $1,000,000 payday.

“I play the Lottery every week,” explained Posner.  “I stopped into the pharmacy to buy my weekly tickets and one of them was the CASH4LIFE Quick Pick ticket.”

Posner went back to the store the next day when he realized the winning ticket was sold there.  “I got a print out of the results and went home to check my ticket.”  Posner was amazed when he realized he won the $1,000,000 second prize.  “It was unbelievable!”

The winning CASH4LIFE numbers for the September 13 drawing were 21-26-42-51-59 Cash Ball 01.

Posner opted to receive his prize as a one-time lump sum payment and will receive a net check totaling $671,800 after required withholdings.

“There are things I can do now that I couldn’t do before,” Posner said.  “My wife and I can now officially retire and move to Nevada.”

The winning ticket was purchased at the Community Pharmacy on Independent Way in Brewster.

The New York Lottery contributed $13,357,783 in Lottery Aid to Education to school districts in Putnam 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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