Mineola’s Carlos Salmeron Granados claimed his $1,000,000 top prize on a scratch-off, the New York Lottery announced.
The winning ticket in the Multiplier Money scratch-off game was purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 207 Jericho Turnpike.
Salmeron Granados received a one-time lump sum payment of $546,840 after required withholdings, the lottery said.
New York Lottery scratch-off games generated $4,231,742,980 in total sales during fiscal year 2020-2021. School districts in Nassau County received $172,704,552 in Lottery Aid to Education funds during the same period, the lottery said.