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JAMAICA, N.Y. – The New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Jenny Garcia today introduced six new Lottery millionaires hailing from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Suffolk county and New Jersey. The winners, consisting of draw game and scratch-off players, were presented with ceremonial oversized checks totaling $16,500,000.

 

Bronx Retiree’s Persistence Pays off with an $11,500,000 Lotto Jackpot

Leroy Beckford, 83, of the Bronx plays the New York Lottery draw games Lotto, TAKE 5, and Numbers every day. His persistence finally paid off on July 5, 2014 when he hit the Lotto jackpot for $11,500,000.

 

On the day of the drawing, Beckford stopped at 7 & 7 Deli and Grocery at 857 East 241^st Street in the Bronx to buy his tickets. Beckford said, “I chose Lotto because that is my favorite game to play, and I used Quick Pick numbers.”

 

The next day Beckford asked a friend to check the winning numbers for the previous night’s Lotto drawing and that’s when he knew he was a new Lottery millionaire. Beckford said, “I was in total shock. I just couldn’t believe it, and then I called my daughter to tell her the good news.”

 

Beckford claimed his winning ticket on July 21 at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center. He opted to receive his Lotto prize in one lump sum payment and will receive $4,591,672 after required withholdings.

 

Beckford said he doesn’t have any special plans for the money yet other than “to enjoy the final years of my life.”

 

The winning numbers for the July 5, 2014 Lotto drawing were 05-09-23-34-44-59.

 

Dad’s Trip to the Barbershop Lands Daughter a $1,000,000 Lottery Prize

Daniella Marin, of Ridgewood, Queens, was with her Dad on Sunday, July 6 when he went to get a haircut.

 

While he was in the barbershop, Marin walked around the corner to Metro Candy at 96-13 Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills to buy some snacks. She had a few extra dollars in her pocket, and decided to buy an Extreme 8’s Lottery ticket.

 

Marin said, “I chose that game because it was new, and I had never played it before.  I thought to myself, ‘Maybe I’ll get lucky with this one.’”

 

Marin scratched the ticket right in the store. When she thought she had won, she started reading the rules over and over again. Then she used the ticket scanner and the display said “Jackpot.  Big Winner.” 

 

Marin said to herself, “Oh my God!  This can’t be true!” She met up with her Dad after his haircut and told him quietly “we have to go home right away.”

 

Once they got home, Marin showed him the ticket, and he didn’t believe it was true. Then her Mom came home, and she didn’t believe it either. It was only after Marin explained the rules a couple of times did they believe that she was a new Lottery millionaire. 

 

Marin claimed her winning ticket on July 11 at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center. She chose to receive her Extreme 8’s prize in one lump sum payment and will receive $485,971 after required withholdings. Marin said her plans for the money are to buy a house and maybe take a vacation to either Costa Rica or Columbia.

 

Rockland County Mom Shares $1,000,000 Lottery Prize with Her Two Sons

Elisabeth Koch, of Blauvelt, Rockland County, won a $1,000,000 prize on the New York Lottery’s 25X the Cash scratch-off game.

 

Koch bought her ticket on June 21, 2014 at V & S Quick Mart at 23 Route 303 in Tappan. She said she went to the store to buy a graduation card and decided to buy a Lottery ticket as well. Koch said she picked the 25X the Cash ticket “just at random.”

 

Koch scratched her ticket right in the store and said she saw the word “jackpot,” but wasn’t quite sure what that meant. So, she gave the ticket to the store clerk to scan, and he said to her, “You just won a million dollars.” Koch said her reaction was both shock and disbelief.

 

Later that afternoon, she called her sons, Ronald and Charles, who both live in Washington Township, New Jersey. She started each conversation by saying “You better sit down.” Both sons immediately thought that something was wrong with their Mom. Koch then explained that she won $1,000,000 dollars on a Lottery scratch-off game, and both sons said they thought she was just playing a joke on them. But Koch persisted and kept saying to them “it is the truth.” It wasn’t until Ronald e-mailed a picture of the ticket to Charles that they both believed it was true.

 

The Kochs claimed their Lottery prize on June 30, 2014 at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center. They will split the prize equally and each receive $167,656.33 after required withholdings.

 

Elisabeth Koch said her plans for the money are to pay some bills and enjoy her retirement.  Both Ronald and Charles plan to save for their children’s college education.

 

 

The New York Lottery contributed $28,070,316.83 in Lottery Aid To Education to school districts throughout Rockland County during fiscal year 2013-14.

 

Queens Woman Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Second Prize

Leonor Perez, of Glendale, Queens, won a $1,000,000 second prize from the July 12, 2014 Powerball drawing.

 

Perez said she plays New York Lottery draw games every day. On July 11, she went to the 185^th Street Liquor Store at 4329 Broadway in New York and decided to buy her ticket for the next night’s Powerball drawing. She played three sets of Quick Pick numbers, and it was the second set of numbers that made her a new Lottery millionaire.

 

Perez said, “I checked my ticket on the Lottery’s Web site, and when I saw that I matched five out of the six numbers, I just couldn’t believe. I was amazingly happy.”

 

Perez claimed her ticket on July 14, 2014 at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center.

 

The $1,000,000 Powerball second prize is paid out as a one-time lump sum payment. Perez will receive a net check totaling $623,040 after required withholdings. Perez said her plan for the prize money is to buy a house.

The winning numbers for the July 12 Powerball drawing were 02-03-07-23-51, Powerball 26.

 

Suffolk County Man Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Second Prize

Frank Compoccio, of Ridge, Suffolk County, won a $1,000,000 second prize from the June 11, 2014 Powerball drawing.

 

On the day of the drawing, Compoccio went to the 7-Eleven at 1670 Route 25 in Ridge to buy his Powerball ticket. Compoccio said, “I usually buy Lottery tickets twice a week. On that day, I saw that the jackpot was more than $250,000,000, and I decided to buy a Powerball ticket.”

 

After the drawing, Compoccio checked his ticket on the Lottery’s Web site, and that’s when he knew he was a new Lottery millionaire.

 

Compoccio claimed his ticket on July 21, 2014 at the Lottery’s Plainview Customer Service Center.

 

The $1,000,000 Powerball second prize is paid out as a one-time lump sum payment. Compoccio will receive a net check totaling $661,800 after required withholdings. Compoccio said his plan for the prize money is to buy a house.

The winning numbers for the June 11 Powerball drawing were 14-18-25-33-49, Powerball 23.

 

The New York Lottery contributed $240,273,853.81 in Lottery Aid To Education to school districts throughout Suffolk County during fiscal year 2013-14.

 

Brooklyn Woman Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Second Prize

Marie Davidson-James, of Brooklyn, won a $1,000,000 second prize from the May 21, 2014 Powerball drawing.

 

On the day of the drawing, Davidson-James went to Addis Grocery at 2227 Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn to buy her Powerball ticket. Davidson-James said, “I play the Mega Millions and Powerball games regularly, and decided that day to buy a Powerball ticket. The jackpot was pretty high.”

 

After the drawing, Davidson-James checked her ticket with the Lottery’s self-check machine, and that’s when she knew she was a new Lottery millionaire.

 

Davidson-James claimed her ticket on May 27, 2014 at the Lottery’s Manhattan Customer Service Center.

 

The $1,000,000 Powerball second prize is paid out as a one-time lump sum payment. Davidson-James will receive a net check totaling $623,040 after required withholdings. Davidson-James said her plans for the prize money are to take a vacation to Europe and to buy a car.

The winning numbers for the May 21 Powerball drawing were 04-20-34-39-58, Powerball 31.

 

The New York Lottery contributed $1,048,350,198.80 in Lottery Aid To Education to school districts throughout New York 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.