Bronx Powerball Player Wins $2,000,000 using Numbers from a Fortune Cookie

Bronx winner among four New York City area winners to be awarded $9,000,000 in Lottery prizes

MEDIA ADVISORY

For Immediate Release: Contact: Communications Office

March 5, 2014 (518) 388-3415

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Jenny Garcia will present four new Lottery millionaires from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan with ceremonial prize checks worth $9,000,000. The lucky Lottery players won their prizes from Powerball drawings and scratch-off games, including one lucky winner who used numbers from a fortune cookie to win a $2,000,000 Powerball prize.

WHO:	New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega and Jenny Garcia to award four new Lottery winners with over-sized prize checks.
WHAT:	New York Lottery winner presentations.
WHEN:	Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:	New York City Customer Service Center 15 Beaver Street New York, New York 10004
NOTES:	For directions call: (646) 486-6100

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