NY Lottery Winner Takes Home $436K Lump Sum

A Suffolk County resident just turned her grocery run into a life-changing win! ?

Mary Van Buren of Central Islip hit the $1 million top prize playing the New York Lottery’s Bonus 20X scratch-off game. She chose the one-time lump sum payout of $436,171 after taxes, according to lottery officials.

Her lucky ticket came from the Stop & Shop on Sunrise Highway in East Islip, proving once again that big wins can happen in the most ordinary places.

Here are a few highlights:

• ? One $1 million top prize still remains for Bonus 20X players.

• ? In the 2024–2025 fiscal year, NY Lottery scratch-offs racked up $4.3 billion in sales.

• ? Suffolk County schools received over $314 million in Lottery Aid to Education.

• ? The New York Lottery remains North America’s most profitable lottery, giving $3.6 billion to public schools statewide last year.

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