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Deer Park Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
There were 11 top prizes remaining on the Millionaire Maker ticket, NY Lottery officials said Tuesday.
DEER PARK, NY — Tarig Osman of Deer Park has claimed a $1 million prize on the New York Lottery’s Millionaire Maker scratch-off game, officials announced.
Osman elected to receive his prize as a single, lump sum payment totaling $651,000 after required withholdings.
The winning ticket was purchased at Jai Maharaj located at 474 Grand Blvd. in Deer Park.
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As of this writing, there were 11 top prizes remaining on the Millionaire Maker ticket. Players may 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 $4,406,338,198 in total sales during fiscal year 2022-2023. School districts in Suffolk County received $359,484,595 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period.
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