A Suffolk County, Long Island, man has scored a life-changing win after claiming a top prize in the New York Lottery’s Bonus Bucks scratch-off game, Lottery officials announced. Kurt Kelleher of Shirley claimed the $3 million prize and chose to receive his winnings in 20 annual payments of $97,653 each, after required withholdings.

ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — The New York Lottery announced the winners of the October 26 Million Dollar Raffle drawing. 5,505 winning tickets were sold across the state, including in and around the Capital Region, with prizes ranging from $200 to $1 million.

Syracuse, N.Y. - Larry Hartig had given up on the New York State Lottery. “I’m not lucky,” he thought. But on July 23, Hartig was driving past Polge Wine & Liquors at 434 W. Seneca Turnpike in Syracuse he was hit by a whim. He stopped and bought five Lotto tickets.

Joseph Wickham of Elmira, New York, claimed the $3 million prize and opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment totaling $1,308,513, after required withholdings, according to lottery officials. The winning ticket was purchased at College Ave. Convenient Mart, located at 1309 College Ave. in Elmira.

Two lucky tickets sold in Genesee County, one worth $1 million and another $100,000, were among the winners in the New York Lottery’s special Million Dollar Raffle

The New York Lottery's Million Dollar Raffle—inspired by the Erie Canal bicentennial celebration—resulted in 5,505 winning tickets across New York State, including 45 top-tier winners.

A Putnam County man is starting the fall with a fortune after claiming a $1 million prize on a New York Lottery scratch-off ticket, officials announced. Devone Cerreiro of Carmel won the top prize on the VIP Millions scratch-off game,

The New York Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. The games include New York Lotto, Cash4Life, Numbers, Win 4, Take 5, and Pick 10. Cash4Life is a multi-state lottery game available in 10 states. The top prize is $1,000 ...