{"id":102587,"date":"2026-01-16T20:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/102587\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:16:26","slug":"n-y-lottery-woman-claims-1000-a-week-for-life-prize-opts-for-one-time-lump-sum-payment-heres-how-much-she-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/102587\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. Lottery: Woman claims $1,000 A Week for Life prize, opts for one-time lump sum payment; here\u2019s how much she got"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DLJKVMYMZNGHFISQPOM4MXU3U4\">A Westchester County woman secured a life-changing windfall after winning a second-tier prize in New York\u2019s Cash4Life game, <a href=\"https:\/\/nylottery.ny.gov\/winner?laurel-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nylottery.ny.gov\/winner?laurel-scott\">lottery officials announced.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GQBHYBHEBRHO5CCU7HPAYYY3IA\">Laurel Scott of Mount Vernon claimed the $1,000 A Week For Life prize for matching the first five numbers in the Sept. 22 Cash4Life drawing. The prize guarantees a minimum payout of $1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OM4TMX3C55BPNBBJTGU3AHCC6E\">Scott opted to receive her winnings as a one-time lump sum payment totaling $651,000 after required withholdings, according to lottery officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CIXZHMZA7VCE3OLYV5LAQEJSVI\">The winning ticket was purchased at Smokes 4 Less, located at 59 North Plank Road in Newburgh. Newburgh is 55 miles north of Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UNDXPGZGRFH6DAXDDEMQCCFN6A\">The winning numbers for the September 22 drawing were: 3, 5, 6, 10, 33 and Cash Ball 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CHVZ5T6SMBGWRGXSESEBJYARVI\">New York\u2019s Cash4Life game generated $110,062,930 in total sales during the 2024\u20132025 fiscal year. School districts in Westchester County received $136,234,133 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BZINISNJVBFWTF4DYPMIQTVXVY\">New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help at NYProblemGamblingHelp.org, by calling the state\u2019s confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369), or by texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QYJDEVCETFDUFHSJC7S4WAI6O4\">If you or a loved one has questions or needs to talk to a professional about gambling, call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800gambler.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1800gambler.net<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Westchester County woman secured a life-changing windfall after winning a second-tier prize in New York\u2019s Cash4Life game,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,137,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-102587","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-processedbyclaro","12":"tag-staten-island","13":"tag-staten-island-headlines","14":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}