A Staten Island woman hit the jackpot recently.
Mary Ann Monaco has claimed a $1 million top prize from the New York Lottery’s $1,000,000 Gold scratch-off game, lottery officials announced.
Monaco opted to receive a single lump sum payment totaling $410,202 after required withholdings, according to officials.
The winning ticket was sold at Card Corner II, located at 655 Rossville Ave. in Rossville.
As of this writing, there are still two of the $1,000,000 top prizes remaining on the $1,000,000 Gold ticket. Players can check the status of any New York Lottery scratch-off game by downloading the Game Report at nylottery.ny.gov.
New York Lottery scratch-off games generated $4,339,794,048 in total sales during fiscal year 2024-2025. School districts across the five boroughs received $1,427,185,199 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.
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