Woman with Fitting Name Wins $1M Prize on Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket
Credit: New York Lottery
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A woman named Francine Fortune won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket she purchased at a Brooklyn liquor store
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The Brooklyn resident chose a lump sum payment of $416,325 after taxes and withholdings
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Two top prizes and four $2,500 prizes remain for the $5 game
A New York woman with a fitting name won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery game.
The winner recently purchased the 50Extra ticket at 317 Marcus Garvey Liquors on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Brooklyn, according to a news release from the New York Lottery.
The Brooklyn woman — whose name is Francine Fortune — wound up winning a $1,000,000 prize, which she has already claimed.
Fortune opted to take home a single lump sum payment of $416,325 after required withholdings, lottery officials said.
The odds of winning the 50Extra scratch-off game are 1 in 4.12, according to lottery officials.
Two top prizes and four $2,500 prizes remain for the $5 game.
The New York Lottery is North America’s largest and most profitable lottery.
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It contributed $3.6 billion in fiscal year 2024-2025 alone to benefit public schools across the state, per the N.Y. Lottery.
Lottery officials say scratch-off games generated $4,339,794,048 in total sales during that same fiscal year.
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