Melanie Flynn of Chadwicks is Oneida County’s newest Lottery millionaire. Flynn won her $1 million jackpot prize on a Golden 8s scratch-off ticket. 

“We like to buy scratch-offs throughout the week and scratch them on the weekend,” explained Flynn.  “I started screaming when I realized we won the jackpot!”

“We barely slept that night because of the excitement,” Flynn continued.  “I signed the ticket and we put it in the safe for the weekend.”

The winning ticket was purchased at the Mirabito store on Oneida Street in Chadwicks. Flynn opted to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment totaling $550,876 after required withholdings.

“The money will make everyday life easier,” she said.  “We’ll use some of it to pay off the mortgage and help our family.”

As of this writing there is one outstanding top prize available on the Golden 8s ticket. Players may check the status of any New York Lottery Scratch-off game by clicking the Instant Games Reports link at nylottery.ny.gov.

Flynn is the 18th New York Lottery player to claim a prize totaling $1 million or more this year.

The New York Lottery contributed $55,528,267 in Lottery Aid to Education to school districts in Oneida County during fiscal year 2018-2019.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.47 billion in fiscal year 2018-2019 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.

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