A couple from Poughkeepsie, north of New York City have made lottery history becoming the biggest winners ever in the state of New York after scooping $10,000,000 on a lottery scratch off!
The couple, who so far remain anonymous decided to buy a $30 ticket for a special 50th anniversary scratch off game last week and we guess they could hardly believe their luck to find they were the $10,000,000 jackpot winners.
The winning scratch off ticket was purchased from a Stewart’s Shop in Poughkeepsie, about 75 miles north of New York city, where the owner will receive his or her own windfall for selling the winning ticket.
What’s more the prize has turned out to be a record jackpot, the biggest ever prize won from a scratch off in New York history, putting this winning couple into the record books. For now no details of the winners have been released but they will be presented with a prize cheque later this week, the biggest of its kind ever given out in the state.
In the grand scheme of things it certainly isn’t the biggest US lottery prize even if it is the biggest in state scratch off win. The biggest ever US lottery win was a jackpot worth $1.6billion shared between three winning players, while the largest single ticket win was a $590 Powerball win for one Gloria McKenzie.
US wins are eligible for taxes and often players have to make the choice between a lump sum or an annuity payment, which can reduce significant wins by many millions.