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Lottery Winner Gets $6 Million Surprise

(Nov. 11) - Retired corrections officer Norris Henry thought he had scored a nice five-digit, second-place lottery win. He thought wrong. His ticket was actually a first-place, seven-digit winner -- worth $6 million. "I was expecting a nice prize, but not $6 million," he told the New York Lottery. Henry, 76, spent...

New York Lottery News From the Web

04/16/12 New York Lottery Awards $20,000 Cash Prize To Latham... Source: Times Union - Albany NY The New York Lottery today announced Muhammad Ashfaq of Latham won $20,000 on the Lottery's New York Poker scratch-off game.
01/11/11 Two area residents win big in lottery Source: Register-Star - Hudson NY Two Columbia County residents are thousands of dollar richer after winning New York Lottery games recently.
10/26/10 Area man wins $10K Source: Register-Star - Hudson NY A Red Hook man has a bit more money in his pocket after winning $10,000 in a New York Lottery game on Sept. 22.

Background on New York Lottery

The New York Lottery began in 1967 as the third modern U.S. lottery, after Puerto Rico's began in 1934, and New Hampshire's in 1964. It provides revenue for public education, and is based in Schenectady.

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