FISHKILL, N.Y. – Belinda Poblete of Sloatsburg is an avid Lottery player. Her games of choice include scratch-off tickets and draw games, but she rarely plays CASH4LIFE. On May 26 Poblete decided to change things up and purchase a CASH4LIFE ticket for that night’s drawing. She chose her numbers at random and matched all six numbers drawn, earning her the $7 million jackpot prize.

“I don’t know why I played that game,” explained Poblete. “I just picked the numbers randomly. They aren’t birthdays or anniversaries – just random numbers.”

Poblete went to work the day after the drawing and left her ticket with her father to check the results. “I was at work when I got a call from my mom. She said, ‘You have to come home. You got all the winning numbers.’”

Poblete left work and checked her numbers online. “I just went numb. I was so excited. It’s hard to explain, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.”

Poblete purchased her winning ticket at Super 7 Express on Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg. She chose to receive her prize as a one-time lump sum payment totaling $4,632,600 after required withholdings.

“This is all so unbelievable. I can’t believe this happening to me,” explained the lucky multi-millionaire. “My plans are to pay off the mortgage, plan for the future and take a vacation at some point.”

The winning CASH4LIFE numbers from the May 26 drawing were 4-13-26-34-43 Cash Ball 3.

The New York Lottery contributed $30,611,838 in Lottery Aid To Education to school districts throughout Rockland County during fiscal year 2015-2016.

About the New York Lottery

The New York Lottery continues to be North America’s largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.30 billion in fiscal year 2015-2016 to help support education in New York State. The Lottery’s contribution represents 14 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.